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Aphyosemion species

Aphyosemion species

Genera of the family Nothobranchidae, tribe Nothobranchiini (sub-tribe Aphyosemina) and tribe Adamansini.

Aphyosemion

Myers, 1924 – Genus from Central and West Africa that comprises many small to medium-sized species in several sub-genera (Aphyosemion, Chromaphyosemion, Diapteron, Kathetys, Mesoaphyosemion and Raddaella). Almost exclusively non-seasonal species (exception batesii). Some former members reassigned to Archiaphyosemion, Callopanchax, Fundulopanchax and Scriptaphyosemion.

  • abacinum
  • ahli
  • alpha
  • amoenum
  • aurantiacum
  • aureum
  • australe
  • bamilekorum
  • barakoniense
  • batesii
  • bitaeniatum
  • bitteri
  • bivittatum
  • bochtleri
  • boehmi
  • bualanum
  • buytaerti
  • callipteron
  • calliurum
  • cameronense
  • campomaanense
  • castaneum
  • caudofasciatum
  • celiae
  • chauchei
  • christyi
  • citrineipinnis
  • coeleste
  • cognatum
  • congicum
  • cryptum
  • cyanoflavum
  • cyanostictum
  • dargei
  • decorsei
  • ecucuense
  • edeanum
  • elegans
  • erythron
  • escherichi
  • etsamense
  • exigoideum
  • exiguum
  • fellmanni
  • ferranti
  • flammulatum
  • flavocyaneum
  • franzwerneri
  • fulgens
  • gabunense
  • georgiae
  • grelli
  • haasi
  • halleri
  • hannelorae
  • hannelorae
  • heinemanni
  • hera
  • herzogi
  • hofmanni
  • jeanhuberi
  • joergenscheeli
  • kekemense
  • kouamense
  • koungueense
  • krystallinoron
  • labarrei
  • lamberti
  • lefiniense
  • lividum
  • loennbergii
  • louessense
  • lugens
  • lujae
  • maculatum
  • malumbresi
  • mandoroense
  • marginatum
  • melanogaster
  • melinoeides
  • mengilai
  • mimbon
  • musafirii
  • obscurum
  • ocellatum
  • ogoense
  • omega
  • ottogartneri
  • pamaense
  • pascheni
  • passaroi
  • plagitaenium
  • poliaki
  • polli
  • primigenium
  • pseudoelegans
  • punctulatum
  • pusillum
  • pyrophore
  • raddai
  • rectogoense
  • riggenbachi
  • rubrogaster
  • schioetzi
  • schluppi
  • schoutedeni
  • seegersi
  • splendidum
  • splendopleure
  • striatum
  • teugelsi
  • thysi
  • tirbaki
  • volcanum
  • wachtersi
  • wildekampi
  • zygaima
Aphyosemion cognatum CI-08

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