Aphyosemion

Aphyosemion
Aphyosemion elberti
Aphyosemion splendopleure
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Aphyosemion
G. S. Myers, 1924
Type species
Aphyosemion castaneum
G. S. Myers, 1924
Synonyms

Chromaphyosemion Radda, 1971
Diapteron Huber & Seegers, 1977
Iconisemion Huber, 2013
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

There are currently 99 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. Valdesalici, S. & Eberl, W. (2016): Aphyosemion bitteri (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new killifish species from the northern Massif du Chaillu, Gabon. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 22 (2): 61-68.
  2. Valdesalici, S. & Eberl, W. (2013): Aphyosemion grelli (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new species from the Massif du Chaillu, southern Gabon. Vertebrate Zoology, 63 (2): 155-160.
  3. 1 2 Valdesalici, S. & Eberl, W. (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.
  4. Valdesalici, S. & Eberl, W. (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.
  5. Agnese, J.-F., Legros, O., Cazaux, B. & Estivals, G. (2013): Aphyosemion pamaense, a new killifish species (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) from Cameroon. Zootaxa, 3670 (4): 516–530.
  6. Sonnenberg, R. & Van der Zee, J.R. (2012): Aphyosemion pseudoelegans (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new killifish species from the Cuvette centrale in the Congo Basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Bonn zoological Bulletin, 61 (1): 3–12.
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