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Aphyosemion riggenbachi (Ahl, 1924)

Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15.

Common Names

  • Hohkaviiripyrstö , Finnish , Finland
  • 力氏旗鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cyprinodontiformes

    Family: Nothobranchiidae

    Genus: Aphyosemion

    Species: Aphyosemion riggenbachi (Ahl, 1924)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Africa: lower and middle Wuri, Dibamba and Sanaga rivers, western Cameroon.

    • Biology

    Occurs in brooks in the coastal rainforest on basement complex soil (Ref. 3788). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic