Aphyosemion elegans

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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]

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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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Aphyosemion elegans" in FishBase. April 2019 version.