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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Aphyosemion: Greek, aphye, -es, sardine, anchovy + Greek, semeion = mark, signal (Ref. 45335); malumbresi: Subgenus: Chromaphyosemion.
Eponymy: Dr Francisco J Malumbres is an aquarist from Madrid, who has initiated and led ichthyological expeditions to Equatorial Guinea. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: endemic to northwestern Equatorial Guinea (Ref. 74419, 78444).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 78444)
A. malumbresi occurs in forested habitats (Ref. 78444).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Legros, O. and F. Zentz, 2006. Aphyosemion malumbresi n. sp., un nouveau Chromaphyosemion (Teleostei: Aplocheilidae) originaire de Guinéé Equatoriale continentale. AKFB Killi 6:1-28. (Ref. 78444)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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