Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Nothobranchiidae

Genus: Aphyosemion

Species: Aphyosemion australe (Rachow, 1921)

Climate Zone

Location

• Africa: Angola, Gabon, Cameroon and Congo.

Biology

Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). Two color morphs, chocolate and gold, are in the aquarium trade (Ref. 4537). Not a seasonal killifish. Aquarium keeping: minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51539).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless