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Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger, 1911)

Jewel killi
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Cameroon country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref:
Importance: of no interest | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the upper Sanaga, Nyong, Lobo, Dja, Boumbé, Boumba and Ivindo drainage basins of southern Cameroon (Ref. 3788, 47461). Ndeng, Akono, Djoum, Elom, Nloup, Sangmelima, Zoetele (Ref. 31267). Also Ref. 27139, 51193.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Wildekamp, R.H., 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Aphyosemion: Greek, aphye, -es, sardine, anchovy + Greek, semeion = mark, signal (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Boulenger.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 7.0; dH range: 5 - 12; non-migratory.   Tropical; 21°C - 24°C (Ref. 1672)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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