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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); pusillum: The specific epithet refers to the small size of this species (Ref. 119374).
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce pelágico. Tropical
Africa: Okoyo and Pembé River basins in Gabon (Ref. 119374).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.9 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 119374)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9 - 12; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 11 - 14. Diagnosis: This species is distinguished from all other species in the Aphyosemion alpha group by two delimited orange zones on body: orange portion on opercle and orange portion above pelvic fins vs. no orange portion, with beige ventral portion vs. yellow-orange, white bluish or orange, anal fin orange, blue near basal portion and near submarginal red band, no punctuation vs. never a similar colour pattern (Ref. 119374). It is distinguished from all other species of the subgenus Chromaphyosemion by alpha-shaped mark on pre- and postopercular region, especially visible on preserved specimens, vs. no alpha-shaped mark, only some red macules (Ref. 119374).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found in the main course of small rivers, muddy streams less than 1 m wide, hidden among dead leaves and water plants, in quiet places (Ref. 119374).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Agnèse, J.-F., L. Chirio, O. Legros, R. Oslisly and H.M. Bhé, 2018. Unexpected discovery of six new species of Aphyosemion (Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae) in the Wonga-Wongué Presidential Reserve in Gabon. Eur. J. Taxon. 471:1-28. (Ref. 119374)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Herramientas
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