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.

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.
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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

Populations

  • Lisoukou
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.
Same location for the type locality for A.cyanoflavum.

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
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