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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).
Eponymy: Dr Johannes Eugen Wilhelm Elbert (1878–1915) was a Danish geologist, geographer and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Ahl.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; pH range: 6.6 - 7.2. Tropical; 18°C - 22°C (Ref. 31267)
Africa: upper Benue (Niger basin), upper Logone (Chad basin)(Ref. 80395), Sanaga basin and Mambere (middle Congo River basin) in Nigeria, Cameroon and Central African Republic (Ref. 47461, 80395). Also in the Ouham in Central African Republic (map in Ref. 47461).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 31267)
Omnivorous and egg-layer.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Seegers, L., 1997. Killifishes of the world: Old world killis I: (Aphyosemion, lampeyes, ricefishes). Aqualog, Verlag: A.C.S. Gmbh, Germany. 160 p. (Ref. 31267)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00603 (0.00250 - 0.01453), b=3.13 (2.92 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).