Biology:Aphyosemion

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Aphyosemion
Aphyosemion elberti red T.jpg
Aphyosemion elberti, male
Aphyosemion splendopleure 'Tiko green' Male.png
Aphyosemion splendopleure, male
Scientific classification e
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

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

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

  • Aphyosemion abacinum Huber, 1976
  • Aphyosemion ahli G. S. Myers, 1933
  • Aphyosemion alpha Huber, 1998
  • Aphyosemion amoenum Radda & Pürzl, 1976 (Red-finned killifish)
  • Aphyosemion aureum Radda, 1980 (Golden killifish)
  • Aphyosemion australe (Rachow, 1921) (Lyre-tail killifish)
  • Aphyosemion bamilekorum Radda, 1971 (Bamileke killifish)
  • Aphyosemion batesii (Boulenger, 1911) (Bates' killifish)
  • Aphyosemion bitaeniatum (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Two-striped killifish)
  • Aphyosemion bitteri Valdesalici & Eberl, 2016 [4]
  • Aphyosemion bivittatum (Lönnberg, 1895) (Two-stripe lyretail)
  • Aphyosemion bualanum (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924)
  • Aphyosemion buytaerti Radda & Huber, 1978
  • Aphyosemion callipteron (Radda & Pürzl, 1987)
  • Aphyosemion calliurum (Boulenger, 1911) (Banner lyretail)
  • Aphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger, 1903) (Cameroon killifish)
  • Aphyosemion campomaanense Agnèse, Brummett, Caminade, Catalan & Kornobis, 2009
  • Aphyosemion castaneum G. S. Myers, 1924
  • Aphyosemion caudofasciatum Huber & Radda, 1979 (Caudal-stripe killifish)
  • Aphyosemion celiae Scheel, 1971
  • Aphyosemion chauchei Huber & Scheel, 1981
  • Aphyosemion christyi (Boulenger, 1915) (Christy's lyretail)
  • Aphyosemion citrineipinnis Huber & Radda, 1977
  • Aphyosemion coeleste Huber & Radda, 1977 (Sky-blue killifish)
  • Aphyosemion cognatum Meinken, 1951 (Red-spot killifish)
  • Aphyosemion congicum (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Congo killifish)
  • Aphyosemion cyanostictum J. G. Lambert & Géry, 1968 (Gabon jewel killifish)
  • Aphyosemion dargei Amiet, 1987 (M'bam killifish)
  • Aphyosemion decorsei (Pellegrin, 1904)
  • Aphyosemion ecucuense (Sonnenberg, 2008)
  • Aphyosemion edeanum Amiet, 1987 (Edea killifish)
  • Aphyosemion elberti (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Red-barred killifish)
  • Aphyosemion elegans (Boulenger, 1899) (Elegant killifish)
  • Aphyosemion erythron (Sonnenberg, 2008)
  • Aphyosemion escherichi (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Escherich's killifish)
  • Aphyosemion etsamense Sonnenberg & T. Blum, 2005
  • Aphyosemion exigoideum Radda & Huber, 1977 (False jewel killifish)
  • Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger, 1911) (Jewel killifish)
  • Aphyosemion fellmanni van der Zee & Sonnenberg, 2018
  • Aphyosemion ferranti (Boulenger, 1910)
  • Aphyosemion franzwerneri Scheel, 1971 (Goby killifish)
  • Aphyosemion fulgens Radda, 1975
  • Aphyosemion gabunense Radda, 1975 (Gabon killifish)
  • Aphyosemion georgiae J. G. Lambert & Géry, 1968
  • Aphyosemion grelli Valdesalici & Eberl, 2013 [5]
  • Aphyosemion hanneloreae Radda & Pürzl, 1985 (Hannelore's killifish)
  • Aphyosemion heinemanni Berkenkamp, 1983 (Heinemann's killifish)
  • Aphyosemion hera Huber, 1998
  • Aphyosemion herzogi Radda, 1975 (Herzog's killifish)
  • Aphyosemion hofmanni Radda, 1980 (Hofmann's killifish)
  • Aphyosemion jeanhuberi Valdesalici & Eberl, 2015 [6]
  • Aphyosemion joergenscheeli Huber & Radda, 1977
  • Aphyosemion kouamense Legros, 1999
  • Aphyosemion koungueense (Sonnenberg, 2007)
  • Aphyosemion labarrei Poll, 1951
  • Aphyosemion lamberti Radda & Huber, 1977
  • Aphyosemion lefiniense Woeltjes, 1984
  • Aphyosemion lividum Legros & Zentz, 2007
  • Aphyosemion loennbergii (Boulenger, 1903)
  • Aphyosemion louessense (Pellegrin, 1931) [6]
  • Aphyosemion lugens Amiet, 1991
  • Aphyosemion lujae (Boulenger, 1911)
  • Aphyosemion maculatum Radda & Pürzl, 1977
  • Aphyosemion malumbresi Legros & Zentz, 2006
  • Aphyosemion melanogaster (Legros, Zentz & Agnèse, 2005)
  • Aphyosemion melinoeides (Sonnenberg, 2007)
  • Aphyosemion mengilai Valdesalici & Eberl, 2014 [7]
  • Aphyosemion mimbon Huber, 1977
  • Aphyosemion musafirii van der Zee & Sonnenberg, 2011
  • Aphyosemion ocellatum Huber & Radda, 1977
  • Aphyosemion ogoense (Pellegrin, 1930)
  • Aphyosemion omega (Sonnenberg, 2007)
  • Aphyosemion pamaense Agnèse, Legros, Cazaux & Estivals, 2013 [8]
  • Aphyosemion pascheni (C. G. E. Ahl, 1928)
  • Aphyosemion passaroi Huber, 1994
  • Aphyosemion plagitaenium Huber, 2004
  • Aphyosemion poliaki Amiet, 1991
  • Aphyosemion polli Radda & Pürzl, 1987
  • Aphyosemion primigenium Radda & Huber, 1977
  • Aphyosemion pseudoelegans Sonnenberg & van der Zee, 2012 [9]
  • Aphyosemion punctatum Radda & Pürzl, 1977
  • Aphyosemion punctulatum (Legros, Zentz & Agnèse, 2005)
  • Aphyosemion raddai Scheel, 1975
  • Aphyosemion rectogoense Radda & Huber, 1977
  • Aphyosemion riggenbachi (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924)
  • Aphyosemion schioetzi Huber & Scheel, 1981
  • Aphyosemion schluppi Radda & Huber, 1978
  • Aphyosemion schoutedeni (Boulenger, 1920)
  • Aphyosemion seegersi Huber, 1980
  • Aphyosemion splendopleure (Brüning, 1929)
  • Aphyosemion striatum (Boulenger, 1911)
  • Aphyosemion teugelsi van der Zee & Sonnenberg, 2010
  • Aphyosemion thysi Radda & Huber, 1978
  • Aphyosemion tirbaki Huber, 1999
  • Aphyosemion trilineatus (Brüning, 1930)
  • Aphyosemion volcanum Radda & Wildekamp, 1977
  • Aphyosemion wachtersi Radda & Huber, 1978
  • Aphyosemion wildekampi Berkenkamp, 1973
  • Aphyosemion wuendschi Radda & Pürzl, 1985 (Wuendsch's killifish)
  • Aphyosemion zygaima Huber, 1981

References

  1. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Aphyosemion". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=9133. 
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Genera in the family Nothobranchiidae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Nothobranchiidae. 
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Aphyosemion in 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". Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology 22 (2): 61–68. http://www.aqua-aquapress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/222-Aphyosemion-bitteri.pdf. 
  5. ↑ Valdesalici, Stefano; Eberl, Wolfgang (11 September 2013). "Aphyosemion grelli (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new species from the Massif du Chaillu, southern Gabon". Vertebrate Zoology (Senckenberg Nature Research Society) 63 (2): 155–160. http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/publikationen/vertebratezoology/vz63-2/03_vertebrate_zoology_63-2_valdesalici_155-160.pdf. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 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. https://aqua-aquapress.com/aphyosemion-jeanhuberi-a-new-killifish-species-of-the-aphyosemion-ogoense-species-group-cyprinodontiformes-nothobranchiidae-with-remarks-on-the-identity-of-aphyosemion-louessense-pellegrin-931/. 
  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. https://aqua-aquapress.com/aphyosemion-mengilai-a-new-killifish-species-from-the-northern-massif-du-chaillu-central-gabon-cyprinodontiformes-nothobranchiidae/. 
  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. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237836591. 
  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)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin 61 (1): 3–12. http://zoologicalbulletin.de/BzB_Volumes/Volume_61_1/003_012_BzB61_1_Sonnenberg_R_and_VanDerZee_JR.pdf. 

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