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Aphyosemion

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Aphyosemion
Aphyosemion elberti, male
Aphyosemion splendopleure, male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Aphyosemion
G. S. Myers, 1924
Type species
Aphyosemion castaneum
G. S. Myers, 1924[1]
Synonyms[2]

Chromaphyosemion *Radda, 1971

  • Diapteron Huber & Seegers, 1977
  • Iconisemion Huber, 2013
  • Kathetys Huber, 1977
  • Mesoaphyosemion Radda, 1977
  • Paraphyosemion Radda, 1977
  • Scheelsemion Huber, 2013

Aphyosemion is a genus of African rivulines endemic as the name indicates to Africa. Many of these species are popular aquarium fish.

Species

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Aphyosemion australe, wild type, male
Aphyosemion ogoense, male
Aphyosemion striatum pair: female in background

There are currently 100 recognized species in this genus:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Aphyosemion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Nothobranchiidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Aphyosemion". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  4. ^ Valdesalici, Stefano; Eberl, Wolfgang (2016). "Aphyosemion bitteri (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new killifish species from the northern Massif du Chaillu, Gabon" (PDF). Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. 22 (2): 61–68.
  5. ^ Valdesalici, Stefano; Eberl, Wolfgang (11 September 2013). "Aphyosemion grelli (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new species from the Massif du Chaillu, southern Gabon" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 63 (2). Senckenberg Nature Research Society: 155–160. doi:10.3897/vz.63.e31422.
  6. ^ a b Valdesalici, Stefano; Eberl, Wolfgang (2015). "Aphyosemion jeanhuberi, a new killifish species of the Aphyosemion ogoense species group (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), with remarks on the identity of Aphyosemion louessense (Pellegrin, 1931)". Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. 21 (3): 110–119.
  7. ^ Valdesalici, Stefano; Eberl, Wolfgang (2014). "Aphyosemion mengilai, a new killifish species from the northern Massif du Chaillu, central Gabon (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae)". Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology. 20 (2): 111–116.
  8. ^ Agnese, Jean-François; Legros, Olivier; Cazaux, Benoite; Estivals, Guillain (2013). "Aphyosemion pamaense, a new killifish species (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) from Cameroon". Zootaxa. 3670 (4): 516–530. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3670.4.6. PMID 26438958 – via ResearchGate.
  9. ^ Sonnenberg, Rainer; Van der Zee, Jouke R. (July 2012). "Aphyosemion pseudoelegans (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new killifish species from the Cuvette centrale in the Congo Basin (Democratic Republic of Congo)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 61 (1): 3–12.