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Aphyosemion Myers, 1924
Taxonomic Serial No.: 165734

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Diapteron Huber and Seegers, 1977
	Common Name(s):	african lyretails
		African lyretails [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2004

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Actinopterygii – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées
	Class	Teleostei
	Superorder	Acanthopterygii
	Order	Cyprinodontiformes Berg, 1940 – cyprinodonts, cyprinodontiforms, cyprinodontes, killifishes
	Suborder	Aplocheiloidei – aplocheiloids
	Family	Aplocheilidae Bleeker, 1860 – rivulines, egg-laying toothcarps, almirantes, aplochéilidés
	Subfamily	Aplocheilinae – Old World rivulines
	Genus	Aphyosemion Myers, 1924 – african lyretails, African lyretails
		Direct Children:
	Species	Aphyosemion abacinum Huber, 1976
	Species	Aphyosemion ahli Myers, 1933 – Ahl's killi
	Species	Aphyosemion alpha Huber, 1998
	Species	Aphyosemion amoenum Radda and Pürzl, 1976
	Species	Aphyosemion aureum Radda, 1980
	Species	Aphyosemion australe (Rachow, 1921) – lyretail, lyretail panchax, lyretail
	Species	Aphyosemion bamilekorum Radda, 1971
	Species	Aphyosemion bitaeniatum (Ahl, 1924) – striped lyretail, two-stripe aphyosemion, striped lyretail
	Species	Aphyosemion bivittatum (Lönnberg, 1895) – red aphyosemion, twostriped killi, twostripe lyretail, twostriped killi, red aphyosemion
	Species	Aphyosemion bochtleri Radda, 1975
	Species	Aphyosemion bualanum (Ahl, 1924) – kekem-pachtkarpfling
	Species	Aphyosemion buytaerti Radda and Huber, 1978
	Species	Aphyosemion calliurum (Boulenger, 1911) – banner lyretail, banner lyretail
	Species	Aphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger, 1903) – Cameron killi, Cameroon roundtailed aphyosemion
	Species	Aphyosemion caudofasciatum Huber and Radda, 1979
	Species	Aphyosemion celiae Scheel, 1971
	Species	Aphyosemion chauchei Huber and Scheel, 1981
	Species	Aphyosemion christyi (Boulenger, 1915) – Christy's lyretail
	Species	Aphyosemion citrineipinnis Huber and Radda, 1977
	Species	Aphyosemion coeleste Huber and Radda, 1977
	Species	Aphyosemion cognatum Meinken, 1951 – redspeckled killi, redspeckled killi, redspot panchax
	Species	Aphyosemion congicum (Ahl, 1924)
	Species	Aphyosemion cyanostictum Lambert and Géry, 1968 – Gabon jewelfish
	Species	Aphyosemion dargei Amiet, 1987
	Species	Aphyosemion decorsei (Pellegrin, 1904)
	Species	Aphyosemion edeanum Amiet, 1987
	Species	Aphyosemion elberti (Ahl, 1924)
	Species	Aphyosemion elegans (Boulenger, 1899)
	Species	Aphyosemion escherichi (Ahl, 1924)
	Species	Aphyosemion exigoideum Radda and Huber, 1977 – false jewell killi
	Species	Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger, 1911) – jewel killi
	Species	Aphyosemion ferranti (Boulenger, 1910)
	Species	Aphyosemion franzwerneri Scheel, 1971
	Species	Aphyosemion fulgens Radda, 1975
	Species	Aphyosemion gabunense Radda, 1975
	Species	Aphyosemion georgiae Lambert and Géry, 1968
	Species	Aphyosemion guineense Daget, 1954
	Species	Aphyosemion halleri Radda and Pürzl, 1976
	Species	Aphyosemion hanneloreae Radda and Pürzl, 1985
	Species	Aphyosemion heinemanni Berkenkamp, 1983
	Species	Aphyosemion hera Huber, 1998
	Species	Aphyosemion herzogi Radda, 1975
	Species	Aphyosemion hofmanni Radda, 1980
	Species	Aphyosemion jeanpoli (Berkenkamp and Etzel, 1979)
	Species	Aphyosemion joergenscheeli Huber and Radda, 1977
	Species	Aphyosemion kouamense Legros, 1999
	Species	Aphyosemion labarrei Poll, 1951
	Species	Aphyosemion lamberti Radda and Huber, 1976
	Species	Aphyosemion lefiniense Woeltjes, 1984
	Species	Aphyosemion loennbergii (Boulenger, 1903) – lonnberg's aphyosemion, lonnberg's aphyosemion
	Species	Aphyosemion louessense (Pellegrin, 1931)
	Species	Aphyosemion lugens Amiet, 1991
	Species	Aphyosemion lujae (Boulenger, 1911)
	Species	Aphyosemion maculatum Radda and Pürzl, 1977
	Species	Aphyosemion maeseni Poll, 1941
	Species	Aphyosemion margaretae Fowler, 1936
	Species	Aphyosemion mimbon Huber, 1977
	Species	Aphyosemion obscurus (Ahl, 1924)
	Species	Aphyosemion ocellatum Huber and Radda, 1977
	Species	Aphyosemion ogoense (Pellegrin, 1930)
	Species	Aphyosemion pascheni (Ahl, 1928)
	Species	Aphyosemion passaroi Huber, 1994
	Species	Aphyosemion petersi (Sauvage, 1882) – Peter's aphyosemion, Peter's prachtkarpfling
	Species	Aphyosemion poliaki Amiet, 1991
	Species	Aphyosemion polli Radda and Pürzl, 1987
	Species	Aphyosemion primigenium Radda and Huber, 1977
	Species	Aphyosemion punctatum Radda and Pürzl, 1977
	Species	Aphyosemion raddai Scheel, 1975
	Species	Aphyosemion rectogoense Radda and Huber, 1977
	Species	Aphyosemion riggenbachi (Ahl, 1924) – Riggenbach's lyretail
	Species	Aphyosemion schioetzi Huber and Scheel, 1981
	Species	Aphyosemion schluppi Radda and Huber, 1978
	Species	Aphyosemion seegersi Huber, 1980
	Species	Aphyosemion splendopleure (Brüning, 1929)
	Species	Aphyosemion striatum (Boulenger, 1911) – Escherich's killi
	Species	Aphyosemion thysi Radda and Huber, 1978
	Species	Aphyosemion tirbaki Huber, 1999
	Species	Aphyosemion trilineatus (Ladiges, 1934)
	Species	Aphyosemion viride (Ladiges and Roloff, 1973)
	Species	Aphyosemion volcanum Radda and Wildekamp, 1977
	Species	Aphyosemion wachtersi Radda and Huber, 1978
	Species	Aphyosemion wildekampi Berkenkamp, 1973
	Species	Aphyosemion zygaima Huber, 1981

References


	Expert(s):
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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004, website (version 10-May-04)
	Acquired:	2004
	Notes:	http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
	Reference for:	Aphyosemion

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Aphyosemion

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
	Publication Date:	1998
	Article/Chapter Title:	Catalog of Fishes
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
	Page(s):	2905
	Publisher:	California Academy of Sciences
	Publication Place:	San Francisco, California, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-940228-47-5
	Notes:	Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
	Reference for:	Aphyosemion

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Nelson, Joseph S.
	Publication Date:	1994
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Fishes of the World, Third Edition
	Page(s):	xvii + 600
	Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons
	Publication Place:	New York, New York, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-471-54713-1
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Aphyosemion

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Shiino, Sueo M.
	Publication Date:	1976
	Article/Chapter Title:	List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4
	Page(s):	262
	Publisher:	Shima Marineland
	Publication Place:	Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan
	ISBN/ISSN:	0385-1109
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Aphyosemion, african lyretails

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