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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae African rivulines

Genus: Scriptaphyosemion

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14 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Scriptaphyosemion banforense Africa 4 SL 1982
Scriptaphyosemion bertholdi Berthold's killi Africa 4.5 SL 1965
Scriptaphyosemion brueningi Bruening's killi Africa 6 TL 1971
Scriptaphyosemion cauveti Kindia killi Africa 5 TL 1995
Scriptaphyosemion chaytori Africa 4.8 SL 1971
Scriptaphyosemion etzeli Africa 4.5 TL 1979
Scriptaphyosemion fredrodi Africa 4.3 SL 1980
Scriptaphyosemion geryi Gérys killi Africa 5 TL 1958
Scriptaphyosemion guignardi Africa 6 TL 1981
Scriptaphyosemion liberiense Africa 6 TL 1908
Scriptaphyosemion nigrifluvi Africa 4.5 TL 1982
Scriptaphyosemion roloffi Africa 5 TL 1936
Scriptaphyosemion schmitti Africa 4.5 TL 1979
Scriptaphyosemion wieseae Africa 4.1 SL 2012



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