Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Nothobranchiidae

Genus: Aphyosemion

Species: Aphyosemion cognatum Meinken, 1951

Climate Zone

Location

• Africa: lower and middle Congo River basin (Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo)(Ref. 47461).

Biology

Occurs in brooks, swamps and pools in the rainforest (Ref. 3788). Not a seasonal killifish. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless