Species by Country

Species by Country

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Icon Key:IMG photos from the AKA Killifish Master Index.WAK links to Killifish of West Africa by Tim Addis.IRF matched species/genus pages on itrainsfishes.net by Frans Vermeulen.WN matched Nothobranchius species pages on WildNothos.wix by Bela Nagy and Brian Watters.FB matched species profiles on fishbase.org.IUCN conservation status with profile links on iucnredlist.org.
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Africa (633 unique species)

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Lacustricola johnstoni sp_ johnstoni noLoc_ 1
Angola IMG WAK FB IUCN
10 species, 3 genera
Aphyosemion multicolor = bitaeniatum chrome bitaeniatum Zagnanado 0
Benin IMG WAK FB IUCN
13 species, 5 genera
Lacustricola johnstoni sp_ johnstoni noLoc_ 1
Botswana IMG WAK FB IUCN
2 species, 1 genera
Lacustricola pumilus sp_ pumilus noLoc_ 3
Burundi IMG WAK FB IUCN
2 species, 2 genera
Aphyosemion microstomum = cameronense sp_ cameronense YenBDBG-04-04 0
Cameroon IMG WAK FB IUCN
95 species, 8 genera
Epiplatys bifasciatus sp_ bifasciatus noLoc_ 0
Chad IMG WAK WN FB IUCN
6 species, 5 genera
Epiplatys spilargyreius sp_ spilargyreius noLoc_ 2
Ethiopia IMG WAK FB IUCN
5 species, 3 genera
Aphyosemion abacinum diapteron abacinum noLoc_ 2
Gabon IMG WAK FB IUCN
161 species, 10 genera
Epiplatys bifasciatus sp_ bifasciatus noLoc_ 0
Gambia IMG WAK FB IUCN
7 species, 5 genera
Aphyosemion pyrophore ogoense pyrophore LisengueRPC-91-15 0
Ghana IMG WAK FB IUCN
22 species, 9 genera
Aphyosemion ahli sp_ ahli_ noLoc_ 0
Guinea IMG WAK FB IUCN
34 species, 9 genera
Lacustricola bukobanus sp_ bukobanus noLoc_ 0
Kenya IMG WAK WN FB IUCN
17 species, 4 genera
Archiaphyosemion guineense sp_ guineense noLoc_ 0
Liberia IMG WAK FB IUCN
47 species, 7 genera
Lacustricola hutereaui sp_ hutereaui LukangaZAM-10-12 0
Malawi IMG WAK WN FB IUCN
18 species, 2 genera
Aphyosemion elberti sp_ elberti Sambolobo 1
Mali IMG WAK FB IUCN
10 species, 6 genera
Aphyosemion herzogi sp_ herzogi Zoumoukou0
Niger IMG WAK FB IUCN
11 species, 5 genera
Aphyosemion multicolor = bitaeniatum chrome bitaeniatum Zagnanado 0
Nigeria IMG WAK WN FB IUCN
41 species, 10 genera
Epiplatys bifasciatus sp_ bifasciatus noLoc_ 0
Senegal IMG WAK FB IUCN
8 species, 6 genera
Epiplatys bifasciatus sp_ bifasciatus noLoc_ 0
Sudan IMG WAK WN FB IUCN
9 species, 3 genera
Lacustricola bukobanus sp_ bukobanus noLoc_ 0
Tanzania IMG WAK WN FB IUCN
90 species, 5 genera
Aphyosemion multicolor = bitaeniatum chrome bitaeniatum Zagnanado 0
Togo IMG WAK FB IUCN
13 species, 9 genera
Lacustricola bukobanus sp_ bukobanus noLoc_ 0
Uganda IMG WAK WN FB IUCN
17 species, 4 genera
Lacustricola hutereaui sp_ hutereaui LukangaZAM-10-12 0
Zambia IMG WAK WN FB IUCN
18 species, 3 genera
Lacustricola johnstoni sp_ johnstoni noLoc_ 1
Zimbabwe IMG WAK WN FB IUCN
3 species, 2 genera

Asia (39 unique species)

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Aplocheilus blockii sp_ blockii noLoc_ 2
India IMG FB IUCN
6 species, 2 genera
Aphaniops dispar Dispar dispar Red_Sea 0
Iran IMG FB IUCN
19 species, 2 genera
Paraphanius orontis = mento sp_ mento_ noLoc_ 1
Iraq IMG FB IUCN
3 species, 3 genera
Aphaniops dispar Dispar dispar Red_Sea 0
Israel IMG FB IUCN
3 species, 2 genera
Aphaniops sirhani sp_ sirhani noLoc_ 3
Jordan IMG FB IUCN
1 species, 1 genera
Paraphanius orontis = mento sp_ mento_ noLoc_ 1
Syria IMG FB IUCN
1 species, 1 genera
Kosswigichthys asquamatus sp_ asquamatus noLoc_ 0
Turkey IMG FB IUCN
8 species, 2 genera

Europe (23 unique species)

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Aphanius fasciatus sp_ fasciatus Seca_Kroatia 0
Albania IMG FB IUCN
2 species, 2 genera
Aphanius fasciatus sp_ fasciatus Seca_Kroatia 0
Croatia IMG FB IUCN
2 species, 1 genera
Valencia hispanica sp_ hispanica Peniscola 0
France IMG FB IUCN
1 species, 1 genera
Valencia letourneuxi sp_ letourneuxi noLoc_ 0
Greece IMG FB IUCN
3 species, 2 genera
Aphanius fasciatus sp_ fasciatus Seca_Kroatia 0
Italy IMG FB IUCN
1 species, 1 genera
Anatolichthys anatoliae anatoliae sureyanus noLoc_ 0
Spain IMG FB IUCN
18 species, 3 genera

North America (183 unique species)

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Rivulus tenuis sp_ tenuis Tacotalpa 0
Belize IMG IRF FB IUCN
3 species, 3 genera
Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus sp_ diaphanus noLoc_ 1
Canada IMG FB IUCN
4 species, 1 genera
Cubanichthys cubensis sp_ cubensis Palpite_Cienaga_de_Zapata 0
Cuba IMG IRF FB IUCN
5 species, 4 genera
Rivulus tenuis sp_ tenuis Tacotalpa 0
Honduras IMG IRF FB IUCN
3 species, 2 genera
Cualac tessellatus sp_ tessellatus San_Bartolo 1
Mexico IMG WAK IRF FB IUCN
72 species, 11 genera
Rivulus brunneus sp_ brunneus Terra_Typica 0
Panama IMG WAK IRF FB IUCN
18 species, 3 genera

South America (572 unique species)

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Amatolebias patriciae sp_ patriciae Rio_de_Oro 2
Argentina IMG IRF FB IUCN
24 species, 11 genera
Austrolebias vandenbergi sp_ vandenbergi noLoc_ 0
Bolivia IMG WAK IRF FB IUCN
45 species, 11 genera
Acrolebias carvalhoi sp_ carvalhoi TT_ 0
Brazil IMG WAK IRF FB IUCN
377 species, 35 genera
Austrofundulus guajira sp_ guajira COL-2006-1 0
Colombia IMG WAK IRF FB IUCN
38 species, 7 genera
Rivulus erberi sp_ erberi Coca_ 0
Ecuador IMG IRF FB IUCN
7 species, 1 genera
Austrofundulus rupununi sp_ rupununi Guy-02-20 0
Guyana IMG IRF FB IUCN
23 species, 4 genera
Amatolebias patriciae sp_ patriciae Rio_de_Oro 2
Paraguay IMG IRF FB IUCN
14 species, 11 genera
Moema hellneri sp_ hellneri Rio_Itaya 0
Peru IMG IRF FB IUCN
55 species, 3 genera
Kryptolebias sepia sp_ sepia_ Krypto 0 jpg
Suriname IMG IRF FB IUCN
14 species, 2 genera
Acantholebias luteoflammulatus sp_ luteoflammulatus Pastel 0
Uruguay IMG IRF FB IUCN
27 species, 10 genera
Austrofundulus leohoignei sp_ leohoignei SanareRDB-92-17 0
Venezuela IMG IRF FB IUCN
31 species, 10 genera