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Aphyosemion louessense (Pellegrin, 1931)

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Congo (Brazzaville) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Loyo and Lélali rivers, tributaries of Louessé River (Ref. 3788, 116455), Loukoula River, tributary of Bouenza River (Ref. 3788 116455), and Loumongo River, tributary of Niari River (Ref. 116455). Reports from upper Nyanga river in southern Congo (Ref. 3788) refer to Aphyosemion jeanhuberi (Ref. 116455). Also Ref. 27139.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Valdesalici, S. and W. Eberl, 2015
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: Pellegrin.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory.   Tropical; 18°C - 22°C (Ref. 2060)

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