| Meaning of Name | From the latin - lividus - i meaning bluish. |
| First Description |
Legros & Zentz, 2007 Aphyosemion lividum n. sp. (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), une nouvelle espèce originaire de la région d’Edéa au Cameroun. AKFB Killi-Contact n°6 décembre 2007 See - http://home.scarlet.be/chromaphyosemion/Fichiers/lividum.pdf |
| Size |
Holotype - male of 36·6 mm SL and 48·1 mm of TL. |
| Meristics |
D = 11-12, A = 13-15, D/A = +6-8, ll = 29+3. |
| Karyotype | |
| Sub-Genus |
Mesoaphyosemion |
| Group |
calliurum |
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Populations
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ABC 06 / 94 - Coordinates: N 03 46 29 2 E 10 09 21 5, altitude 62 m. This population was originally circulated as A.ahli Blue. Some references state this & collection location ABK 07 / 127 are the same place. The original description gives 2 differing coordinates so these are listed as seperate locations. ABK 07 / 127 - Coordinates: N 03 46 78 3 E 10 09 07 2. |
| Type Locality |
Collected by Bogaerts, Lambert, Lambert, Melin 24th February 2005 at Ntoumba, BLLMC 05/34. |
| Distribution |
The species is known in only two regions in the East and South of Edéa Cameroon. |
| Habitat |
A photograph of the type locality in the original description suggests the area to have a thick base of dried terrestrial vegetation. The water looked deep brown suggesting a heavy tanin content in the water. |
| Distinguishing Characteristics | Overall blue colour in body & finnage. No vertical red spots/lines in the caudal peduncle. |
| Colour/Pattern Variability | Probably low. |
| History |
Collected by Bogaerts, Lambert, Lambert, Melin 24th February 2005 at Ntoumba, BLLMC 05/34. Described by Legros & Zentz in 2007. |
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