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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).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch; standorttreu. 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.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (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
Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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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=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), 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).