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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
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons ŕ nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderCyprinodontiformes Berg, 1940 – cyprinodonts, cyprinodontiforms, cyprinodontes, killifishes  
                               SuborderAplocheiloidei  – aplocheiloids  
                                  FamilyAplocheilidae Bleeker, 1860 – rivulines, egg-laying toothcarps, almirantes, aplochéilidés  
                                     SubfamilyAplocheilinae  – Old World rivulines  
                                        GenusAphyosemion 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
       
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  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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