Description

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 13; Anal soft rays: 12 - 15.

Common Names

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Dværgfanekarpe , Danish , Denmark

Huntuviiripyrstö , Finnish , Finland

Glanzflossen-Prachtkärpfling , German , Germany

飾邊旗鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

饰边旗鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Nothobranchiidae

Genus: Aphyosemion

Species: Aphyosemion splendopleure (Brüning, 1929)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Africa: southeastern Nigeria over western and southwestern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea to northwestern Gabon (Ref. 27139, 80395). Only present east of Mt. Cameroon and west of Wouri River in Cameroon according to Ref. 76820.

Biology

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Occurs in quiet parts of brooks and small streams in the coastal rainforest on tertiary and quaternary sedimentary soil (Ref. 3788). Not a seasonal killifish; difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139). Occurs near coast and not for inland; prefers clearer and more active water on fine substratum (Ref. 84174).

Habitat

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benthopelagic