Aphyosemion schioetzi

Aphyosemion schioetzi

Ochre blue and white divide the body in tiers

Tropical
Lower river
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Small
Tropical fish

Aphyosemion schioetzi is a freshwater fish of rivers and streams. Its source record singles out this identifying detail: Ochre blue and white divide the body in tiers.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Killifishes and Livebearers
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Aphyosemion
Maximum length: 5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: Djoué, Léfini and Likouala river drainages in southeastern and eastern Republic of Congo, and in right bank affluents of the lower Congo in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 47461 ). Also in the upper Niari in Republic of Congo (Ref. 80395 ). Reported as A. aff. schioetzi from the Ubangi basin in southwestern Central African Republic (Ref. 47461 ) but this needs confirmation.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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