Aphyosemion elegans

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Aphyosemion elegans
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Male (A) and female (B) of Aphyosemion elegans
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Aphyosemion
Species:
A. elegans
Binomial name
Aphyosemion elegans
(Boulenger, 1899) [2]
Synonyms [3]
  • Haplochilus elegans Boulenger, 1899
  • Panchax elegans (Boulenger, 1899)

Aphyosemion elegans, the elegant killifish, is a species of African rivulines (Nothobranchiidae) endemic to Africa, where it is found in the basin of the Congo River. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Moelants, T. (2010). "Aphyosemion elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T182947A8009099. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182947A8009099.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Boulenger, G.A. 1899. Matériaux pour la faune du Congo. Poissons nouveaux du Congo. Cinquième Partie. Cyprins, Silures, Cyprinodontes, Acanthoptérygiens. Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) 1 (fasc. 5), pages 97–128, Pls. 40–47
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aphyosemion elegans". FishBase . April 2019 version.


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