Aphyosemion herzogi

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• Description
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Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Occurs in clear and flowing brooks in the mountainous rainforest of the inland plain [1].

Biome: Freshwater [2].

Ecology: Aphyosemion herzogi is found in clear and sometimes fast flowing, brooks in mountain rainforest inland plain (Wildekamp et al. 1986). It is a benthopelagic, non-migratory species. Aphyosemion (Mesoaphyosemion) herzogi is not a seasonal killifish. It is a bottom spawner with 1 month incubation (Huber 1996).[2].

List of Habitats :

•     5     Wetlands (inland)   
  
•     5.1     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )   
  
•     5.2     Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks   
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Biology

Reproduction

Bottom spawner , 1 month incubation [3].

Migration

Non-migratory.

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Aphyosemion batesii • Aphyosemion batesii (Non Boulenger • Aphyosemion bochtleri • Aphyosemion bochtleri Radda • Aphyosemion calliurum ahli • Aphyosemion calliurum ahli (Non Myers

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 10-Feb-1995

Subgenus (Mesoaphyosemion). [2].

Similar Species

Members of the genus Aphyosemion

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 62 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. ahli (Amiet's Lyretail) · A. amoenum (Red-Finned Killi) · A. aureum (Golden Killi) · A. australe (Lyre-Tailed Panchax) · A. bamilekorum (Bruening's Killi) · A. batesii (Bates' Killi) · A. bitaeniatum (Two-Stripped Aphyosemion) · A. bivittatum (Twostripe Lyretail) · A. caeruleum (Calabar Lyretail) · Scriptaphyosemion liberiense (Calabar Lyretail) · A. calliurum (Banner Lyretail) · A. cameronense (Cameroon Killi) · Fundulopanchax oeseri (Cameroon Roundtailed Aphyosemion) · A. caudofasciatum (Caudal-Stripe Killi) · A. celiae (Celia's Aphysemion) · A. celiae celiae (Celia's Aphysemion) · A. chauchei (Chauche's Aphysemion) · A. christyi (Christy's Lyretail) · A. cinnamomeum (Cinnamon Killi) · A. citrineipinnis (Lemon-Finned Killi) · A. coeleste (Sky-Blue Killi) · A. cognatum (Redspot Monocle Bream) · A. congicum (Congo Killi) · A. cyanostictum (Gabon Jewelfish) · A. dargei (Mbam Killi) · A. deltaense (Delta Killi) · A. edeanum (Edea Killi) · A. elberti (Red Barred Killi) · A. elegans (Elegant Killi) · A. escherichi (Escherich's Killi) · A. exigoideum (False Jewell Killi) · A. exiguum (Jewel Killi) · A. ferranti (Plumed Lyretail) · A. franzwerneri (Goby Killi) · A. fulgens (Boehm's Gabon Killi) · A. gabunense (Boehm's Gabon Killi) · A. gabunense boehmi (Boehm's Gabon Killi) · A. gabunense gabunense (Gabon Killi) · A. gabunense marginatum (Yellow Gabon Killi) · A. gardneri lacustre (Ejagham Killi) · A. gardneri mamfense (Mamfe Killi) · A. guineense (Guinean Killi) · A. guineense geryi (Gérys Killi) · A. gulare (Hannelore's Killi) · A. hanneloreae (Hannelore's Killi) · A. hanneloreae hanneloreae (Hannelore's Killi) · A. hanneloreae wuendschi (Wuendsch's Killi) · A. heinemanni (Heinemann´s Killi) · A. herzogi (Herzog´s Killi) · A. hofmanni (Hofmann´s Killi) · A. jeanpoli (Jeanpol´s Killi) · A. loennbergii (Lonnberg's Aphyosemion) · A. margaretae (Marbled Killifish) · A. splendopleure (Two-Striped Aphyosemion) · A. occidentale (Peter's Prachtkarpfling) · A. pascheni (Iet) · A. petersi (Peter's Prachtkarpfling) · A. riggenbachi (Riggenbach's Lyretail) · A. schluppi (Golden Pheasant Gularis) · A. schoutedeni (Schoteden's Aphyosemion) · A. striatum (Escherich's Killi) · A. wuendschi (Wuendsch's Killi)

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Further Reading

• Huber, J.H. (1996). Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). SociétéFrançaise d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturel
• IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.3). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 2 September 2010).
• Pan-Africa freshwater assessment references. Currently, full citations for references used in the Pan-Africa biodiversity assessments are unavailable on the Red List web site. These will be added to the site in 2011. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
• Costa, Wilson J.E.M. (from FishBase).
• FishBase 2006.
• FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
• Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Moelants, T. 2010. Aphyosemion herzogi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 120168
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-33621
• Fishbase Species ID: 9745
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 647113
• IUCN ID: 191979
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 102339

Footnotes

1. Wildekamp, R.H., R. Romand and J.J. Scheel (1986). Cyprinodontidae. p. 165-276. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC; Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Pari ... [back]
2. Moelants, T. 2010. Aphyosemion herzogi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
3. Huber, J.H. (1996). Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturel ... [back]

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