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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Aphyosemion: Greek, aphye, -es, sardine, anchovy + Greek, semeion = mark, signal (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico; no migratorio. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059)
Africa: southeastern Nigeria over western and southwestern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea to northwestern Gabon (Ref. 27139, 80395). Only present east of Mt. Cameroon and west of Wouri River in Cameroon according to Ref. 76820.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 27885)
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10 - 13; Radios blandos anales: 12 - 15.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Occurs in quiet parts of brooks and small streams in the coastal rainforest on tertiary and quaternary sedimentary soil (Ref. 3788). Not a seasonal killifish; difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139). Occurs near coast and not for inland; prefers clearer and more active water on fine substratum (Ref. 84174).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00446 - 0.02143), b=2.89 (2.70 - 3.08), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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