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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
البيئة
; المياه العذبة قاعية التغذية و المعيشة; pH range: 6.0 - 6.5; dH range: 1 - ?; غير مهاجرة. Tropical; 23°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672)
Africa: Restricted to the Kaké river drainage in the area around Mount Cameroon.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 27139)
Occurs in swampy parts of brooks and small streams in the rainforest, mainly on volcanic soil (Ref. 3788). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | التكاثر | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
One male spawns with several females (Ref. 1672).
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)
في خطر (EN) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 16 February 2009
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: تجاري; حوض مائي: تجاري
أدوات
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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=0.00389 (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).
مستوى غذائي (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
