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Species

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Aphyosemion abacinum ''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, 19 ...

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, 1976 * '' Aphyosemion ahli'' G. S. Myers, 1933 * ''

Aphyosemion alpha ''Aphyosemion'' is a genus of African rivulines Endemism, 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'' ...

, 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 ''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, 197 ...

'' Valdesalici & Eberl, 2016 * '' Aphyosemion bivittatum'' ( Lönnberg, 1895) (Two-stripe lyretail) * '' Aphyosemion bualanum'' ( C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) * '' Aphyosemion buytaerti'' Radda &

, 1978 * '' Aphyosemion callipteron'' ( Radda & Pürzl, 1987) * '' Aphyosemion calliurum'' ( Boulenger, 1911) (Banner lyretail) * '' Aphyosemion cameronense'' ( Boulenger, 1903) (Cameroon killifish) * '' Aphyosemion campomaanense'' Agnèse,

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& Kornobis, 2009 * '' Aphyosemion castaneum'' G. S. Myers, 1924 * '' Aphyosemion caudofasciatum''

& Radda, 1979 (Caudal-stripe killifish) * '' Aphyosemion celiae'' Scheel, 1971 * '' Aphyosemion chauchei''

& Scheel, 1981 * '' Aphyosemion christyi'' ( Boulenger, 1915) (Christy's lyretail) * '' Aphyosemion citrineipinnis''

& Radda, 1977 * '' Aphyosemion coeleste''

& 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 &

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, 1968 (Gabon jewel killifish) * '' Aphyosemion dargei'' Amiet, 1987 (M'bam killifish) * '' Aphyosemion decorsei'' ( Pellegrin, 1904) * '' Aphyosemion ecucuense'' (

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, 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'' (

, 2008) * '' Aphyosemion escherichi'' ( C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Escherich's killifish) * '' Aphyosemion etsamense''

& T. Blum, 2005 * '' Aphyosemion exigoideum'' Radda &

, 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 &

, 1968 * '' Aphyosemion grelli'' Valdesalici & Eberl, 2013 * '' Aphyosemion hanneloreae'' Radda & Pürzl, 1985 (Hannelore's killifish) * '' Aphyosemion heinemanni'' Berkenkamp, 1983 (Heinemann's killifish) * '' Aphyosemion hera''

, 1998 * '' Aphyosemion herzogi'' Radda, 1975 (Herzog's killifish) * '' Aphyosemion hofmanni'' Radda, 1980 (Hofmann's killifish) * '' Aphyosemion jeanhuberi'' Valdesalici & Eberl, 2015 * '' Aphyosemion joergenscheeli''

& Radda, 1977 * '' Aphyosemion kouamense''

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, 1999 * '' Aphyosemion koungueense'' (

, 2007) * '' Aphyosemion labarrei''

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, 1951 * '' Aphyosemion lamberti'' Radda &

, 1977 * '' Aphyosemion lefiniense'' Woeltjes, 1984 * '' Aphyosemion lividum''

& 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''

& Zentz, 2006 * '' Aphyosemion melanogaster'' (

, Zentz & Agnèse, 2005) * '' Aphyosemion melinoeides'' (

, 2007) * '' Aphyosemion mengilai'' Valdesalici & Eberl, 2014 * '' Aphyosemion mimbon''

, 1977 * ''Aphyosemion musafirii'' van der Zee &

, 2011 * ''Aphyosemion ocellatum''

& Radda, 1977 * ''Aphyosemion ogoense'' ( Pellegrin, 1930) * ''Aphyosemion omega'' (

, 2007) * ''Aphyosemion pamaense'' Agnèse,

, Benoite Cazaux, Cazaux & Guillain Estivals, Estivals, 2013 * ''Aphyosemion pascheni'' ( C. G. E. Ahl, 1928) * ''Aphyosemion passaroi''

, 1994 * ''Aphyosemion plagitaenium''

, 2004 * ''Aphyosemion poliaki'' Amiet, 1991 * ''Aphyosemion polli'' Radda & Pürzl, 1987 * ''Aphyosemion primigenium'' Radda &

, 1977 * ''Aphyosemion pseudoelegans''

& van der Zee, 2012 * ''Aphyosemion punctatum'' Radda & Pürzl, 1977 * ''Aphyosemion punctulatum'' (

, Zentz & Agnèse, 2005) * ''Aphyosemion raddai'' Scheel, 1975 * ''Aphyosemion rectogoense'' Radda &

, 1977 * ''Aphyosemion riggenbachi'' ( C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) * ''Aphyosemion schioetzi'' Jean Henri Huber, Huber & Scheel, 1981 * ''Aphyosemion schluppi'' Radda &

, 1978 * ''Aphyosemion schoutedeni'' ( Boulenger, 1920) * ''Aphyosemion seegersi''

, 1980 * ''Aphyosemion splendopleure'' (Christian Brüning, Brüning, 1929) * ''Aphyosemion striatum'' ( Boulenger, 1911) * ''Aphyosemion teugelsi'' van der Zee &

, 2010 * ''Aphyosemion thysi'' Radda &

, 1978 * ''Aphyosemion tirbaki''

, 1999 * ''Aphyosemion trilineatus'' (Christian Brüning, Brüning, 1930) * ''Aphyosemion volcanum'' Radda & Rudolf Hans Wildekamp, Wildekamp, 1977 * ''Aphyosemion wachtersi'' Radda &

, 1978 * ''Aphyosemion wildekampi'' Berkenkamp, 1973 * ''Aphyosemion wuendschi'' Radda & Pürzl, 1985 (Wuendsch's killifish) * ''Aphyosemion zygaima''

, 1981

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q134822 Aphyosemion, Nothobranchiidae Fish of Africa Ray-finned fish genera Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by George S. Myers