Aphyosemion splendopleure

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Aphyosemion splendopleure
Aphyosemion splendopleure 'Tiko green' Male.png
Aphyosemion splendopleure 'Tiko Green' Male
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Aphyosemion
Species:
A. splendopleure
Binomial name
Aphyosemion splendopleure
(Brüning, 1929)
Synonyms [2] [3]
  • Fundulopanchax splendopleurisBrüning, 1929
  • Chromaphyosemion splendopleure(Brüning 1929)

Aphyosemion splendopleure is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Aplocheilidae. It is found in brooks and streams in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. [1]

A. splendopleure female Aphyosemion splendopleure 'Tiko green' Female.png
A. splendopleure female

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References

  1. 1 2 Olaosebikan, B.D.; Moelants, T. (2020). "Aphyosemion splendopleure". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T182666A134752074. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T182666A134752074.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Aphyosemion splendopleure" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Aphyosemion". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 August 2019.