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Aphyosemion

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Aphyosemion
Aphyosemion elberti
Aphyosemion splendopleure
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Aphyosemion

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 fish in the family Aplocheilidae endemic to Africa. Many of these species are popular aquarium fish.

Species

Aphyosemion australe wild type
Aphyosemion ogoense
Aphyosemion striatum pair

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. ^ a b 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.