Aphyosemion is a genus of African rivulines endemic as the name indicates to Africa. Many of these species are popular aquarium fish.
Species
There are currently 100 recognized species in this genus: Aphyosemion abacinum Huber, 1976 Aphyosemion ahli G. S. Myers, 1933 Aphyosemion alpha Huber, 1998 Aphyosemion amoenum Radda & Pürzl, 1976 (Red-finned killifish) Aphyosemion aureum Radda, 1980 (Golden killifish) Aphyosemion australe (Rachow, 1921) (Lyre-tail killifish) Aphyosemion bamilekorum Radda, 1971 (Bamileke killifish) Aphyosemion batesii (Boulenger, 1911) (Bates' killifish) Aphyosemion bitaeniatum (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Two-striped killifish) Aphyosemion bitteri Valdesalici & Eberl, 2016 Aphyosemion bivittatum (Lönnberg, 1895) (Two-stripe lyretail) Aphyosemion bualanum (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) Aphyosemion buytaerti Radda & Huber, 1978 Aphyosemion callipteron (Radda & Pürzl, 1987) Aphyosemion calliurum (Boulenger, 1911) (Banner lyretail) Aphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger, 1903) (Cameroon killifish) Aphyosemion campomaanense Agnèse, Brummett, Caminade, Catalan & Kornobis, 2009 Aphyosemion castaneum G. S. Myers, 1924 Aphyosemion caudofasciatum Huber & Radda, 1979 (Caudal-stripe killifish) Aphyosemion celiae Scheel, 1971 Aphyosemion chauchei Huber & Scheel, 1981 Aphyosemion christyi (Boulenger, 1915) (Christy's lyretail) Aphyosemion citrineipinnis Huber & Radda, 1977 Aphyosemion coeleste Huber & Radda, 1977 (Sky-blue killifish) Aphyosemion cognatum Meinken, 1951 (Red-spot killifish) Aphyosemion congicum (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Congo killifish) Aphyosemion cyanostictum J. G. Lambert & Géry, 1968 (Gabon jewel killifish) Aphyosemion dargei Amiet, 1987 (M'bam killifish) Aphyosemion decorsei (Pellegrin, 1904) Aphyosemion ecucuense (Sonnenberg, 2008) Aphyosemion edeanum Amiet, 1987 (Edea killifish) Aphyosemion elberti (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Red-barred killifish) Aphyosemion elegans (Boulenger, 1899) (Elegant killifish) Aphyosemion erythron (Sonnenberg, 2008) Aphyosemion escherichi (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Escherich's killifish) Aphyosemion etsamense Sonnenberg & T. Blum, 2005 Aphyosemion exigoideum Radda & Huber, 1977 (False jewel killifish) Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger, 1911) (Jewel killifish) Aphyosemion fellmanni van der Zee & Sonnenberg, 2018 Aphyosemion ferranti (Boulenger, 1910) Aphyosemion franzwerneri Scheel, 1971 (Goby killifish) Aphyosemion fulgens Radda, 1975 Aphyosemion gabunense Radda, 1975 (Gabon killifish) Aphyosemion georgiae J. G. Lambert & Géry, 1968 Aphyosemion grelli Valdesalici & Eberl, 2013 Aphyosemion hanneloreae Radda & Pürzl, 1985 (Hannelore's killifish) Aphyosemion heinemanni Berkenkamp, 1983 (Heinemann's killifish) Aphyosemion hera Huber, 1998 Aphyosemion herzogi Radda, 1975 (Herzog's killifish) Aphyosemion hofmanni Radda, 1980 (Hofmann's killifish) Aphyosemion jeanhuberi Valdesalici & Eberl, 2015 Aphyosemion joergenscheeli Huber & Radda, 1977 Aphyosemion kouamense Legros, 1999 Aphyosemion koungueense (Sonnenberg, 2007) Aphyosemion labarrei Poll, 1951 Aphyosemion lamberti Radda & Huber, 1977 Aphyosemion lefiniense Woeltjes, 1984 Aphyosemion lividum Legros & Zentz, 2007 Aphyosemion loennbergii (Boulenger, 1903) Aphyosemion louessense (Pellegrin, 1931) Aphyosemion lugens Amiet, 1991 Aphyosemion lujae (Boulenger, 1911) Aphyosemion maculatum Radda & Pürzl, 1977 Aphyosemion malumbresi Legros & Zentz, 2006 Aphyosemion melanogaster (Legros, Zentz & Agnèse, 2005) Aphyosemion melinoeides (Sonnenberg, 2007) Aphyosemion mengilai Valdesalici & Eberl, 2014 Aphyosemion mimbon Huber, 1977 Aphyosemion musafirii van der Zee & Sonnenberg, 2011 Aphyosemion ocellatum Huber & Radda, 1977 Aphyosemion ogoense (Pellegrin, 1930) Aphyosemion omega (Sonnenberg, 2007) Aphyosemion pamaense Agnèse, Legros, Cazaux & Estivals, 2013 Aphyosemion pascheni (C. G. E. Ahl, 1928) Aphyosemion passaroi Huber, 1994 Aphyosemion plagitaenium Huber, 2004 Aphyosemion poliaki Amiet, 1991 Aphyosemion polli Radda & Pürzl, 1987 Aphyosemion primigenium Radda & Huber, 1977 Aphyosemion pseudoelegans Sonnenberg & van der Zee, 2012 Aphyosemion punctatum Radda & Pürzl, 1977 Aphyosemion punctulatum (Legros, Zentz & Agnèse, 2005) Aphyosemion raddai Scheel, 1975 Aphyosemion rectogoense Radda & Huber, 1977 Aphyosemion riggenbachi (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) Aphyosemion schioetzi Huber & Scheel, 1981 Aphyosemion schluppi Radda & Huber, 1978 Aphyosemion schoutedeni (Boulenger, 1920) Aphyosemion seegersi Huber, 1980 Aphyosemion splendopleure (Brüning, 1929) Aphyosemion striatum (Boulenger, 1911) Aphyosemion teugelsi van der Zee & Sonnenberg, 2010 Aphyosemion thysi Radda & Huber, 1978 Aphyosemion tirbaki Huber, 1999 Aphyosemion trilineatus (Brüning, 1930) Aphyosemion volcanum Radda & Wildekamp, 1977 Aphyosemion wachtersi Radda & Huber, 1978 Aphyosemion wildekampi Berkenkamp, 1973 Aphyosemion wuendschi Radda & Pürzl, 1985 (Wuendsch's killifish) Aphyosemion zygaima Huber, 1981
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