Description

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 14; Anal soft rays: 12 - 16.

Common Names

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Kupariviiripyrstö , Finnish , Finland

Lönnbergs Prachtkärpfling , German , Germany

洛氏旗鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Nothobranchiidae

Genus: Aphyosemion

Species: Aphyosemion loennbergii (Boulenger, 1903)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Africa: southwestern Cameroon.

Biology

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Occurs in brooks, pools and small streams in the rainforest on basement soil (Ref. 3788). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

Habitat

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benthopelagic