| Meaning of Name |
Orange covered. |
| First Description |
Agnèse, J.-F., L. Chirio, O. Legros, R. Oslisly & H.M. Bhé. 2018. Unexpected Discovery of six new species of Aphyosemion (Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae) in the Wonga-Wongué Presidential Reserve in Gabon. European Journal of Taxonomy, 471: 20, figs. 6A-D. |
| Size |
Males 4 cm |
| Meristics | D=11·2, A=13·2, D/A=0·9, ll=25·5 |
| Karyotype | |
| Sub-Genus |
Chromaphyosemion |
| Group |
alpha |
| Synonyms | None |
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Populations |
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| Type Locality |
Wézé River. |
| Distribution |
Wézé river basin (collected in 3 locations), northwest Gabon. Replaced to the southeast by A.rubrogaster & to the west by A.pusillum. |
| Habitat |
Collected in very small forest streams &
puddles, some with roots & leaves. Reported as being abundant. Found
in 3 localities in the Wézé river basin. |
| Distinguishing Characteristics | Orange
head, flanks biege, ventral region orange. Orange anal with no spots. See also - https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038C87C6FFE7FFBAFE57FEA221F9F9D2 |
| Colour/Pattern Variability | |
| History |
Collected in a northern tributary of Wézé River 1st March 2016 by Laurent Chirio. He also collected them in a southern tributary of Wézé River on 5th March 2016. |
| Breeding Notes | |
| Diameter of Egg | 1·3 mm |
| Remarks |