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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Aphyosemion: Greek, aphye, -es, sardine, anchovy + Greek, semeion = mark, signal (Ref. 45335); flammulatum: The specific epithet refers to the colour of the tip of the dorsal fin in this species, bright orange (Ref. 119374).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
Africa: Aloumbé River in Gabon (Ref. 119374).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 119374)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14. Diagnosis: This species differs from all other species in the Aphyosemion alpha group through a combination of following features: head intense orange, flanks purplish-blue, ventral region bluish vs. never same colour pattern; and anal fin purplish-blue, with no punctuation except for some black macules in basal region and irregular submarginal red band vs. anal fin orange with or without punctuation, anal fin blue-orange with no punctuation, regular or no submarginal red band (Ref. 119374). It differs from all other species of the subgenus Chromaphyosemion with black alpha-shaped mark in pre- and post-opercular region vs. no alpha-shaped mark, only a few red macules (Ref. 119374).
This species lives in very small forest streams, less than 1 metre wide, with sandy or rocky bottoms; it hides among roots or dead leaves (Ref. 119374).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
