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Aphyosemion plagitaenium Huber, 2004 |
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photo by
Van der Zee, J.R. |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines) | |||
| Max. size: | 3.91 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: only known from the type locality at Epoma (Mambili drainage, Likouala system, middle Congo River basin) in the Republic of Congo (Ref. 83477). | |||
| Diagnosis: | A small species, with a slightly more slender morphology in the Aphyosemion subgenus and with a unique color pattern on male posterior sides of oblique red lines, sometimes fusing to form chevrons ('<<', as seen starting from head) and with red blotches near the base of the anal fin (Ref. 83477). | |||
| Biology: | Primary forest creeks with cool water (Ref. 83477). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||