Species Kingdom

Animalia

Species Class

Teleostei
Elasmobranchii
Chondrostei
Holostei
Petromyzonti
Holocephali
Myxini
Cladistii
Coelacanthi

Species Order

Aulopiformes
Polypteriformes
Chimaeriformes
Gonorynchiformes
Argentiniformes
Callionymiformes
Alepocephaliformes
Echinorhiniformes
Cyprinodontiformes
Galaxiiformes
Kurtiformes
Holocentriformes
Carcharhiniformes
Osmeriformes
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Beryciformes
Myctophiformes
Zeiformes
Stomiiformes
Cichliformes
Lamniformes
Lepisosteiformes
Cypriniformes
Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei
Perciformes/Cottoidei
Siluriformes
Batrachoidiformes
Gadiformes
Percopsiformes
Coelacanthiformes

Aphyosemion melinoeides (Sonnenberg, 2007)

Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Nothobranchiidae

Genus: Aphyosemion

Species: Aphyosemion melinoeides (Sonnenberg, 2007)

Climate Zone

Tropical

Location

Africa: endemic to Cameroon, occuring in the Kienke River system (Ref. 76820).

Biology

Type locality is a small creek, about 1.5 m wide and 0.5 m deep; bottom is composed of sand and gravel with leaves and submersed wood, shaded by the forest (Ref. 76820).

Habitat

benthopelagic