Aphyosemion cyanoflavum Zee, Walsh, Mikembi, Jonker, Alexandre & Sonnenberg, 2018
A.cyanoflavum M27
Photo courtesy of Jouke van der Zee
Aphyosemion cyanoflavum Zee, Walsh, Mikembi, Jonker, Alexandre & Sonnenberg, 2018
A.cyanoflavum M27
Photo courtesy of Jouke van der Zee
| Meaning of Name |
Dark blue & yellow refers to the split colours on sides of males. |
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First Description |
Zee, J.R. van der, G. Walsh, V.N.B. Mikembi, M.N. Jonker, M.P. Alexandre, R. Sonnenberg. 2018. Three new endemic Aphyosemion species (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) from the Massif du Chaillu in the upper Louessé River system, Republic of the Congo. Zootaxa, 4369 (1): 80, figs. 12-13. |
| Size |
4 cm, males. |
| Meristics |
D=11·3, A=14·7, D/A=7·7, ll=29·7. |
| Karyotype | |
| Sub-Genus |
Mesoaphyosemion |
| Group | |
| Synonyms | None |
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Populations
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| Type Locality |
Collected 1·5 km on the road south of
Lisoukou on road R1 to Mossendjo. Tributary of the River Mandoro which
drains into the River Louessé. |
| Distribution |
Currently only known from a small tributary in the upper Mandoro River system, southwestern Congo. |
| Habitat |
Small tributary. Sympatric species: A.coeleste, A.mandoroense. |
| Distinguishing Characteristics | |
| Colour/Pattern Variability | |
| History |
Collected by G. Walsh, M. Alexandre and V. Boukaka Mikembi, October 22. 2013 |
| Breeding Notes | |
| Diameter of Egg | |
| Remarks |