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Aphyosemion elegans (Boulenger, 1899)

Elegant killi
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Congo (Brazzaville) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the middle Congo River drainage (Ref. 27139, 47461, 86918, 91032), including the Likouala (Ref. 47461, 86918, 91032, 96893), Sangha (Ref. 47461) and Ubangui (Ref. 91032) River basins. Also Ref. 3788, 84174.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sonnenberg, R. and J.R. Van der Zee, 2012
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 Ecología

; agua dulce bentopelágico; pH range: 6.5 - 7.2; no migratorio.   Tropical; 20°C - 24°C (Ref. 2060)

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Africa: middle Congo River drainage in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Congo (Ref. 91032). Reported from the Tshuapa River, lower Ubangi (Ref. 47461, 91032), Itimbiri (Ref. 86918, 91032), Sangha (Ref. 47461), Likouala (Ref. 86918), Lulonga (Ref. 47461) and lower Lomami, and lakes Tumba and Mai Ndombe (Ref. 91032).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 31267); common length : 4.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 27139)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Occurs in brooks, swamps parts of small streams, swamps, pools and border regions of lakes; 5 cm TL (Ref. 3788, 47461). Not a seasonal killifish; difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 16 February 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesquerías: ; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.