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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae African rivulines

Genus: Aphyosemion

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aphyosemion abacinum Africa 3.5 TL 1976
Aphyosemion ahli Africa 6 TL 1933
Aphyosemion alpha Africa 50 TL 1998
Aphyosemion amoenum Red-finned killi Africa 5 TL 1976
Aphyosemion aurantiacum Africa 3.3 SL 2018
Aphyosemion aureum Golden killi Africa 5 TL 1980
Aphyosemion australe Lyretail panchax Africa 6 TL 1921
Aphyosemion bamilekorum Bamileke killi Africa 4 TL 1971
Aphyosemion barakoniense Africa 4.7 SL 2018
Aphyosemion batesii Bates' killi Africa 9 TL 1911
Aphyosemion bitaeniatum Two-striped Aphyosemion Africa 5 TL 1924
Aphyosemion bitteri Africa 2.9 SL 2016
Aphyosemion bivittatum Twostripe lyretail Africa 5 TL 1895
Aphyosemion bualanum Africa 5 TL 1924
Aphyosemion buytaerti Africa 5 TL 1978
Aphyosemion callipteron Africa 4 TL 1987
Aphyosemion calliurum Banner lyretail Africa 5 TL 1911
Aphyosemion cameronense Cameroon killi Africa 5 TL 1903
Aphyosemion campomaanense Africa 5.5 SL 2009
Aphyosemion castaneum Africa 3.4 SL 1924
Aphyosemion caudofasciatum Caudal-stripe killi Africa 5 TL 1979
Aphyosemion celiae Africa 5 TL 1971
Aphyosemion chauchei Africa 5 TL 1981
Aphyosemion christyi Christy's Lyretail Africa 6 TL 1915
Aphyosemion citrineipinnis Africa 5 TL 1977
Aphyosemion coeleste Sky-blue killi Africa 5 TL 1977
Aphyosemion cognatum Redspot panchax Africa 5 TL 1951
Aphyosemion congicum Congo killi Africa 4.5 TL 1924
Aphyosemion cryptum Africa 4.0 SL 2018
Aphyosemion cyanoflavum Africa 2.8 SL 2018
Aphyosemion cyanostictum Gabon jewelfish Africa 6.5 TL 1968
Aphyosemion dargei Mbam killi Africa 5 TL 1987
Aphyosemion decorsei Africa 5 TL 1904
Aphyosemion ecucuense Africa 2.8 SL 2008
Aphyosemion edeanum Edea killi Africa 5 TL 1987
Aphyosemion elberti Red barred killi Africa 4 TL 1924
Aphyosemion elegans Elegant killi Africa 5 TL 1899
Aphyosemion erythron Africa 3.0 SL 2008
Aphyosemion escherichi Escherich's killi Africa 5 TL 1924
Aphyosemion etsamense Africa 3.2 SL 2005
Aphyosemion exigoideum False jewel killi Africa 6 TL 1977
Aphyosemion exiguum Jewel killi Africa 4 TL 1911
Aphyosemion fellmanni Africa 3.0 SL 2018
Aphyosemion ferranti Africa 5 TL 1910
Aphyosemion flammulatum Africa 4.2 SL 2018
Aphyosemion flavocyaneum Africa 3.2 SL 2018
Aphyosemion franzwerneri Goby killi Africa 5 TL 1971
Aphyosemion fulgens Africa 3.5 TL 1975
Aphyosemion gabunense Gabon killi Africa 5 TL 1975
Aphyosemion georgiae Africa 3.5 TL 1968
Aphyosemion grelli Africa 3.1 SL 2013
Aphyosemion hanneloreae Hannelore's killi Africa 4 TL 1985
Aphyosemion heinemanni Heinemann's killi Africa 5 TL 1983
Aphyosemion hera Africa 3.1 SL 1998
Aphyosemion herzogi Herzog's killi Africa 5 TL 1975
Aphyosemion hofmanni Hofmann's killi Africa 5 TL 1980
Aphyosemion jeanhuberi Africa 3.9 SL 2015
Aphyosemion joergenscheeli Africa 6 TL 1977
Aphyosemion kouamense Africa 4.2 TL 1999
Aphyosemion koungueense Africa 2.4 SL 2007
Aphyosemion labarrei Africa 5 TL 1951
Aphyosemion lambertorum Africa 5 TL 1977
Aphyosemion lefiniense Africa 5 TL 1984
Aphyosemion lividum Africa 3.7 SL 2007
Aphyosemion loennbergii Africa 5 TL 1903
Aphyosemion louessense Africa 5 TL 1931
Aphyosemion lugens Africa 5 TL 1991
Aphyosemion lujae Africa 5 TL 1911
Aphyosemion maculatum Africa 5 TL 1977
Aphyosemion malumbresi Africa 2.1 SL 2006
Aphyosemion mandoroense Africa 3.8 SL 2018
Aphyosemion melanogaster Africa 2.6 SL 2005
Aphyosemion melinoeides Africa 2.5 SL 2007
Aphyosemion mengilai Africa 4.2 SL 2014
Aphyosemion mimbon Africa 5 TL 1977
Aphyosemion musafirii Africa 3.7 SL 2011
Aphyosemion ocellatum Africa 6 TL 1977
Aphyosemion ogoense Africa 5 TL 1930
Aphyosemion omega Africa 3.1 SL 2007
Aphyosemion pamaense Africa 3.0 SL 2013
Aphyosemion pascheni Africa 5 TL 1928
Aphyosemion passaroi Africa 5 TL 1994
Aphyosemion plagitaenium Africa 3.9 SL 2004
Aphyosemion poliaki Africa 5 TL 1991
Aphyosemion polli Africa 5 TL 1987
Aphyosemion primigenium Africa 5 TL 1977
Aphyosemion pseudoelegans Africa 3.7 SL 2012
Aphyosemion punctatum Africa 5 TL 1977
Aphyosemion punctulatum Africa 3.0 SL 2005
Aphyosemion pusillum Africa 2.9 SL 2018
Aphyosemion raddai Africa 6 TL 1975
Aphyosemion rectogoense Africa 5 TL 1977
Aphyosemion riggenbachi Africa 7 TL 1924
Aphyosemion rubrogaster Africa 2.7 SL 2018
Aphyosemion schioetzi Africa 5 TL 1981
Aphyosemion schluppi Africa 5 TL 1978
Aphyosemion schoutedeni Africa 1920
Aphyosemion seegersi Africa 3.5 TL 1980
Aphyosemion splendopleure Africa 5.5 TL 1929
Aphyosemion striatum Africa 6 TL 1911
Aphyosemion teugelsi Africa 2.4 SL 2010
Aphyosemion thysi Africa 4.5 TL 1978
Aphyosemion tirbaki Africa 3.9 SL 1999
Aphyosemion trilineatus Africa 5.1 TL 1930
Aphyosemion volcanum Africa 4.5 TL 1977
Aphyosemion wachtersi Africa 5 TL 1978
Aphyosemion wildekampi Africa 5 TL 1973
Aphyosemion wuendschi Wuendsch's killi Africa 4 TL 1985
Aphyosemion zygaima Africa 5 TL 1981



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