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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 Arne Schiøtz (1932–2019) was a Danish herpetologist who was an authority on African tree frogs. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة قاعية التغذية و المعيشة; غير مهاجرة. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 12468)
Africa: Djoué, Léfini and Likouala river drainages in southeastern and eastern Republic of Congo, and in right bank affluents of the lower Congo in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 47461). Also in the upper Niari in Republic of Congo (Ref. 80395). Reported as A. aff. schioetzi from the Ubangi basin in southwestern Central African Republic (Ref. 47461) but this needs confirmation.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 27139)
Found in the weedy parts of slow flowing brooks and small streams in the forested savanna (Ref. 3788). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: تجاري; حوض مائي: تجاري
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مصادر علي الأنترنت
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).
مستوى غذائي (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).