Aphyosemion pusillum

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Aphyosemion pusillum Chirio, Legros & Agnèse, 2018

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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Aphyosemion: Greek, aphye, -es, sardine, anchovy + Greek, semeion = mark, signal (Ref. 45335);  pusillum: The specific epithet refers to the small size of this species (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: Okoyo and Pembé River basins in Gabon (Ref. 119374).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.9 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 119374)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 9-12; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 11 - 14. Diagnosis: This species is distinguished from all other species in the Aphyosemion alpha group by two delimited orange zones on body: orange portion on opercle and orange portion above pelvic fins vs. no orange portion, with beige ventral portion vs. yellow-orange, white bluish or orange, anal fin orange, blue near basal portion and near submarginal red band, no punctuation vs. never a similar colour pattern (Ref. 119374). It is distinguished from all other species of the subgenus Chromaphyosemion by alpha-shaped mark on pre- and postopercular region, especially visible on preserved specimens, vs. no alpha-shaped mark, only some red macules (Ref. 119374).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found in the main course of small rivers, muddy streams less than 1 m wide, hidden among dead leaves and water plants, in quiet places (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)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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