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Aphyosemion aureum Radda, 1980

Description

Common Names

  • Golden killi , English , USA
  • Aprikoosiviiripyrstö , Finnish , Finland
  • Gold-Prachtkärpfling , German , Germany
  • 金黃旗鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 金黄旗鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cyprinodontiformes

    Family: Nothobranchiidae

    Genus: Aphyosemion

    Species: Aphyosemion aureum Radda, 1980

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • 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