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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 Christoph Gustav Ernst Ahl (1898–1945) was an ichthyologist, herpetologist and aquarist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Myers.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico; pH range: 5.8 - 7.2; não migratória. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 12468)
Africa: western and southwestern Cameroon southward to Rio Benito drainage in western Equatorial Guinea (Ref. 3788, 47461, 80395).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 27139)
Occurs in swamps, quiet parts of brook and flood pools in coastal rainforest (Ref. 47461, 80395). Usually in shallow water (Ref. 80395). Lives over mud substrate and among fallen leaves (Ref. 47461). Entomophagous (Ref. 51193). Not a seasonal killifish; difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Fontes da internet
Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (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 (2.93 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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