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Aphyosemion rubrogaster Chirio, Legros & Agnèse, 2018

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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); rubrogaster: The specific epithet refers to the colour of the ventral region of this species, red (Ref. 119374).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce pelágico. Tropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Africa: lower Ogowe River in Gabon (Ref. 119374).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.7 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 119374)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11 - 14; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 12 - 15. Diagnosis: This species differs from all other species in the Aphyosemion alpha group through a combination of following features: head with very intense reddish colour, flanks bluish-orange, ventral region orange vs. never same colour pattern (Ref. 119374). It is distinguished from all other species of the subgenus Chromaphyosemion by an alpha-shaped mark on pre- and post-opercular region vs. no alpha-shaped mark, only some red macules (Ref. 119374).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

This species was found in 3 to 5 metre wide rivers with fast running water, and sandy bottoms with no aquatic vegetation; they were hidden in tree roots along the riverbanks, or under dead leaves at the mouth of small secondary brooks, but they were not found in the small brooks themselves (Ref. 119374).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Agnèse, J.-F., L. Chirio, O. Legros, R. Oslisly and H.M. Bhé, 2018. Unexpected discovery of six new species of Aphyosemion (Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae) in the Wonga-Wongué Presidential Reserve in Gabon. Eur. J. Taxon. 471:1-28. (Ref. 119374)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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