Refers to the red spots punctuating the body.

Radda A.C. & Pürzl E. 1977

Cyprinodontiden Studien in Gabon II. Nordgabun.

Aquaria 24 : p 29-31, figure 8.

4.5 cm

D = 11-12, A = 15-16, D/A = +8, ll = 29-30 (+2-3) (Radda & Pürzl 1977)

n = 12 , A = 24 (Scheel 1990)

Aphyosemion

wildekampi

• Aphyosemion striatum ogoense (non Pellegrin 1930) Lambert & Géry 1968
• Aphyosemion spec aff. wildekampi (non Berkenkamp 1973) Radda 1975
• Aphyosemion ogoense (non Pellegrin 1930) Bochtler & Heinrich 1977
• Aphyosemion punctatum Radda & Pürzl 1977
• Aphyosemion wildekampi punctatum Hannink 1982

• Bolo Bai (corrupted to Buong Bay or Buong Bai)
• Ekelemba
• Koulamoutou (northern Gabon)
• Koumameyong (northern Gabon)
• Makokou (northern Gabon)( K00 )
• Mékambo
• Ovan (northern Gabon)
• Zoolendé
• GBHL 86 / 12 - 38·8kms northeast of Makokou on the road to Mékambo.
• JH 76 / 18 - 14 km north east of Koulamoutou
• JH 76 / 39 - Massaha, 56 km east of Makokou
• JH 76 / 46 - 102 km west of Mékambo
• K / OO - Makokou
• LEC 93/6 - 39km west of Makokou, Adoue. In the stream Otong Etougé
• LEC 93/8 - 55km west of the end of the tarmac road surface near Makokou in the Mévomé stream near the village of Bissobilam.
• PEG 94 / 1 - Yeno. Another reference (DKG website) gives La Scierle, 42kms east of Makokou.
• PEG 95 / 6, 8, 9, 10, 11

102 km from Mékambo in the direction of Makokou in a marshy stream. Collected by Radda & Pürzl 1975.

Northern Gabon, from Makokou extending eastwards towards northern Congo.

Rainforest brooks of the Ivindo River drainage system.
See also A.georgiae under 'Habitat'. Collected with A.georgiae & A.cyanostictum by Roland Numerich in February 1987. He reported a 'very beautiful red form' from this biotope but none were brought back alive. BKA Killi-News No.296 (May 1980) contains a sketch of the biotopes & what was caught in each area. In this sketch A.punctatum is seen to inhabit small pools at the side of the main stream. These are most probably flood pools. These were visibly cloudy with a skin of golden red mould on the surface caused by the high iron content of the water. This is obviously why the fish were described as a'very beautiful red form'.

Discovered by Gaspers et al in 1971 at the type locality, however these fish were not used in the original description.

In 1974 Bochtler collected at this location then called G 10/74. These fish were used for the description.

J.Lambert was informed of a collection of fish under the name A.striatum ogoense from Makokou on the Ivindu River. He observed differences in the pattern & colouration between the 2 forms.
Radda also received material from Bochtler in January 1974 collected at Makokou, north western Gabon near to the Catholic Mission. These were considered to be similar to A.wildekampi & were assigned the name A.spec.aff.wildekampi in 1975.
It was later classified as a seperate sp. by Radda & Pürzl in 1977 as A.punctatum.
The Koulamoutou population is more southerly on the du Chaillu Massif.

Collected by Rudolf Kubeck in 2000 at Makokou.

Oliver Lucanus collected them in 2004 from a small stream in the Lobeke National Park, southeast Cameroon.

Regarded as a difficult species to breed. Water incubation 12-14 days. Young are slow growers taking 7-8 months to reach sexual maturity.

Tyrone Genade in BKA newsletter No.483, December 2005 reports breeding in water of 23-24°C. A mop & peat moss with a few plants added. No filtration but a small airline with a trickle of air. Water was changed at 25% weekly. Eggs were mainly found near the tie in the mop at the surface & a tie near the base.
He found spawning in temperature below that stated above were unproductive.
Eggs water incubated & floated on the spawning tank took 12-14 days to hatch. Many fry were seen to hatch prematurely but were free swimming in a day or two. Fry would accept crushed flake & granulate. Fry in the parents tank were not molested by the adults.
Eggs can also be stored on wet peat.