Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Nothobranchiidae

Genus: Aphyosemion

Species: Aphyosemion aureum Radda, 1980

Climate Zone

Location

• Africa: Upper Lolo- and Yaou river systems in southern Gabon.

Biology

Occurs in small fast flowing mountain brooks (Ref. 3788). Not a seasonal killifish. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Threat to Humans

Harmless