Aphyosemion pseudoelegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Aplocheiloidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes Subordo: Aplocheiloidei

Familia: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Aphyosemion
Species: Aphyosemion pseudoelegans

Name

Aphyosemion pseudoelegans Sonnenberg & van der Zee, 2012

Holotype: MRAC 178016. Paratypes: MRAC 178017 (1); ZSM 40762 (ex ZSM 32434) (10).

Type locality: Democratic Republic of Congo, Équateur Province, Tshuapa Basin, Boende, 0°14’S, 20°50’E.

Etymology: The name Aphyosemion pseudoelegans refers to the misidentification as Aphyosemion elegans, a similar species, but lacking the typical dark red dorsal fin and the asymmetric caudal fin colour pattern; from the Greek pseudes, meaning lying or false, the latter is the intended translation.

References

• Sonnenberg, R. & van der Zee, J.R. 2012. Aphyosemion pseudoelegans (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new killifish species from the Cuvette centrale in the Congo Basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Bonn zoological Bulletin 61(1): 3–12. PDF Reference page.