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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
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch; 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).
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 31267)
Omnivorous and egg-layer.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).