Aphyosemion bitteri Stefano Valdesalici & Wolfgang Eberl 2016

A.bitteri. Photo courtesy of Peter Venstermans. Maintained in Belgium.

Meaning of Name

After Freidrich Bitter.
First Description

Size

Meristics

Karyotype

Sub-Genus

Group

Synonyms Aphyosemion sp. Bittter

Populations

  • GEM 2014 / 01

A.bitteri. Photo courtesy of N.O.K.A. a US Killie group.
Maintained in the US.

 

A.bitteri. Photo courtesy of Bill Shenefelt. Maintained in the US.

A.bitteri. Photo courtesy of Peter Venstermans.
Maintained in Belgium.

 
Type Locality

Ngounie´ Province, Gabon. Tsamba-Magotsi district. 1 km west of Ikobey on the road from Route 22 to Sindara, a small stream named Don- do part of the Ikoy River drainage (01°02.986’ S, 10°58.726’ E). Collected 17 July 2014 by Wolfgang Eberl & Francois Mengila.
Distribution

Currently only known from the type locality. Northern part of Du Chaillu Massif.
Habitat

A small stream ( Dondo) which at the time of collection was not wider than 60 cm & not deeper than 20 cm.
No other fish were found. No aquatic vegetation. Also present were freshwater shrimps, tadpoles & aquatic insects.
Distinguishing Characteristics Heavy red lines & spots on body & all unpaired fins on males.
Females have 4 grey/brown lines running horizontally along the body. The bottom line consists of a row of 4-5 reddish dots.
Colour/Pattern Variability
History

Breeding Notes

Diameter of Egg
Remarks

Bill Shenefelt commented that they were not easy to breed & he only raised 3 females & 1 male from his original stock.