Guinean killifish
Guinean killifish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
Genus: | Archiaphyosemion , 1977 |
Species: | A. guineense
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Binomial name | |
Archiaphyosemion guineense (Daget, 1954)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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The Guinean killifish (Archiaphyosemion guineense) is a species of African rivuline killifish from the family Nothobranchiidae native to the African nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, where it is found in savanna streams and pools. This species grows to a length of 7 cm (2.8 in). It is found in the aquarium trade, where it has a reputation as being a difficult fish to keep.[2]
References[]
- ^ Diallo, I.; Lalèyè, P. (2020). "Archiaphyosemion guineense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T181719A134752291. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T181719A134752291.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Archiaphyosemion guineense" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Nothobranchiidae
- Monotypic fish genera
- Freshwater fish of West Africa
- Fish described in 1954
- Cyprinodontiformes stubs