Aplocheilichthys spilauchen

Genus: Aplocheilichthys
Species: spilauchen

Synonyms

• Aplocheilichthys bensonii
• Aplocheilichthys spilauchen
• Aplocheilichthys tschiloangensis
• Aplocheilichthys typus

Location Pages

• Zambi Ferry, Congo (1 species) — Country guess: Angola MEDIUM
• Accra, Ghana (2 species) — Country guess: Ghana HIGH
• Adiake, Ivory Coast (1 species) — Country guess: Ivory Coast HIGH
• Adiopodoume, Ivory Coast (2 species) — Country guess: Ivory Coast HIGH
• Aiyetoro, Nigeria (3 species) — Country guess: Nigeria HIGH
• Akpor, Nigeria (2 species) — Country guess: Nigeria HIGH
• Bagoro, Guinee (3 species) — Country guess: Guinea HIGH
• Bata- Rio Benito, EG (1 species) — Country guess: Equatorial Guinea HIGH
• Bena I, Congo (2 species) — Country guess: Angola MEDIUM
• Benju River, Luanda, Angola (1 species) — Country guess: Angola HIGH
• Bikundi, Cameroon (2 species) — Country guess: Cameroon HIGH
• Boma, Zaire (2 species) — Country guess: Democratic Republic of the Congo HIGH
• Bome, Rio Mocuasi, E.G. (1 species) — Country guess: Angola HIGH
• Bonthe, Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone (1 species) — Country guess: Sierra Leone HIGH
• Cap Esterias (3 species) — Country guess: Angola HIGH
• Cocody Bay, Ivory Coast (1 species) — Country guess: Ivory Coast HIGH
• Conception, Bioko Island, EG (1 species) — Country guess: Equatorial Guinea HIGH
• Creek Docteur, Cameroon (1 species) — Country guess: Cameroon HIGH
• Djeno-Loeme, Congo (1 species) — Country guess: Angola MEDIUM
• Dondo, Kwanza River, Angola (1 species) — Country guess: Angola HIGH
• Ebrie Lagoon, Ivory Coast (1 species) — Country guess: Ivory Coast HIGH
• EBT 96/28 (1 species) — Country guess: Angola HIGH
• Empada, Guinee Bissau (1 species) — Country guess: Guinea HIGH
• Farmington RL 74, Liberia (2 species) — Country guess: Liberia HIGH
• Forecariah River, Conakry, Guinee (1 species) — Country guess: Guinea HIGH
• Gambia (1 species) — Country guess: Gambia HIGH
• Idolo, Rio Combe, E.G. (1 species) — Country guess: Angola HIGH
• Kakamoeka, River Mami, Congo (1 species) — Country guess: Angola MEDIUM
• Kakum River Estuary, Ghana (1 species) — Country guess: Ghana HIGH
• Kamobeul, Senegal (1 species) — Country guess: Senegal HIGH
• Karuma River, Nigeria (2 species) — Country guess: Nigeria HIGH
• Kassagna, Guinee (1 species) — Country guess: Guinea HIGH
• Kayes Ferry to Pointe Noire, Congo (1 species) — Country guess: Angola MEDIUM
• Kingalasa, Zaire (1 species) — Country guess: Democratic Republic of the Congo HIGH
• Kouilou River at N5 Bridge, Congo (1 species) — Country guess: Angola MEDIUM
• Kounda, Tombo River, Congo (1 species) — Country guess: Angola MEDIUM
• Kribi-Edea, Cameroon (1 species) — Country guess: Cameroon HIGH
• Lac Ezanga, Gabon (1 species) — Country guess: Gabon HIGH
• Lagos Eastern, Karuma Waters Lagune, Nigeria (1 species) — Country guess: Nigeria HIGH
• Lagune, Cameroon (1 species) — Country guess: Cameroon HIGH
• Lagune, Nigeria (1 species) — Country guess: Nigeria HIGH
• Lake Noumbi, Congo (1 species) — Country guess: Angola MEDIUM
• Lamin Lodge, Gambia (1 species) — Country guess: Gambia HIGH
• Lekoume River, Togo (1 species) — Country guess: Togo HIGH
• Libreville EBT 96/28 (1 species) — Country guess: Angola HIGH
• Loeme Estuary, Congo (1 species) — Country guess: Angola MEDIUM
• Lokoundje River, Cameroon (1 species) — Country guess: Cameroon HIGH
• Maka (Matka), Sierra Leone (2 species) — Country guess: Sierra Leone HIGH
• Manet Paradise Resort, Ghana (1 species) — Country guess: Ghana HIGH
• Marssassoum, Senegal (1 species) — Country guess: Senegal HIGH
• Massana, Yombi Sika, Gabon (1 species) — Country guess: Gabon HIGH
• Mayumba JH 206, Gabon (4 species) — Country guess: Gabon HIGH
• Mundung, Beju River, Angola (1 species) — Country guess: Angola HIGH
• Mundung, Benito River, EG (1 species) — Country guess: Equatorial Guinea HIGH
• Ndangane SN 16-1, Senegal (1 species) — Country guess: Senegal HIGH
• N’toum-Cocobeach, Gabon (1 species) — Country guess: Gabon HIGH
• Ogooue, Gabon (1 species) — Country guess: Gabon HIGH
• Ouassou, Guinee (1 species) — Country guess: Guinea HIGH
• Pendembu, Sierra Leone (1 species) — Country guess: Sierra Leone HIGH
• Rio del Rey, Cameroon (1 species) — Country guess: Cameroon HIGH
• Rio Lifune, N, Angola (1 species) — Country guess: Angola HIGH
• Rio Ue GEMLB 2002/28, EG (2 species) — Country guess: Equatorial Guinea HIGH
• Robertsfield, Liberia (3 species) — Country guess: Liberia HIGH
• San Pedro River Estuary, Ivory Coast (1 species) — Country guess: Ivory Coast HIGH
• Senge-Rio Benito, EG (1 species) — Country guess: Equatorial Guinea HIGH
• Siluko River (1 species) — Country guess: Angola HIGH
• Sobane, Guinee (1 species) — Country guess: Guinea HIGH
• Takoradi, Ghana (1 species) — Country guess: Ghana HIGH
• Tiko, Cameroon (2 species) — Country guess: Cameroon HIGH
• Yengue, Rio Ntem, EG (1 species) — Country guess: Equatorial Guinea HIGH

Country Guess (from Location Codes)

• Angola HIGH
• Cameroon HIGH
• Gabon HIGH
• Gambia HIGH
• Ghana HIGH
• Ivory Coast HIGH
• Liberia HIGH
• Nigeria HIGH
• Senegal HIGH
• Sierra Leone HIGH
• Togo HIGH
• Democratic Republic of the Congo HIGH
• Equatorial Guinea HIGH
• Guinea HIGH
• Republic of the Congo LOW

Killifish of West Africa (WAK) Pages

• Aplocheilichthys spilauchen — https://aka.org/wak/Ref_Library/Aplocheilichthys/Apl.spilauchen.htm

Links to fishbase.org species profiles

• FishBase profile for Aplocheilichthys spilauchen — https://www.fishbase.org/summary/2465

IUCN Red List Conservation Status

• Status — IUCN - LC Least Concern (LC)
• Updated — 2019
• IUCN page — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/181567/100221176
• Attribution — Diouf, K., da Costa, L., Moelants, T. & Olaosebikan, B.D. 2020. Aplocheilichthys spilauchen. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [Version 2025-2].