Biology:Fundulopanchax scheeli

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Fundulopanchax scheeli
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Fundulopanchax
Species:
F. scheeli
Binomial name
Fundulopanchax scheeli
(Radda, 1970)
Synonyms[2]
  • Aphyosemion burundi Scheel, 1968
  • Aphyosemion scheeli Radda, 1970
  • Aphyosemion akamkpaense Radda, 1975

The emerald aphyosemion (Fundulopanchax scheeli) is a species of killifish, endemic to the lower Cross River basin in Nigeria.[1] It is a coastal rainforest fish which lives in small streams and ponds. It prefers a temperature of around 75 °F (24 °C), and a slightly acidic pH around 6–7.[3] The specific name honours the Danish count, army colonel, explorer and ichthyologist Jørgen J. Scheel (1916–1989).[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Olaosebikan, B.D. (2020). "Fundulopanchax scheeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T182151A134760132. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T182151A134760132.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/182151/134760132. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Fundulopanchax scheeli" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. "Fundulopanchax scheeli". Seriously Fish. http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/Fundulopanchax-scheeli/. 
  4. Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. (31 May 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families APLOCHEILIDAE and NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. http://www.etyfish.org/cyprinodontiformes1/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1150768 entry