Aphyosemion bitteri

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 bitteri

Name

Aphyosemion bitteri Valdesalici & Eberl, 2016

Holotype: MSNG 58337.
Paratype: MSNG 58338 (3, 3, 1 c&s)

Type locality: Gabon, Province de la Ngounié, Departemént de Tsamba-Ngotsi, 1 km West of Ikobey, Route Régionale 22 to Sindara, a small stream named Dondo belonging to the Ikoy river system (01°02.986'S, 10°58.726'E).

Etymology: The species is dedicated to Friedrich Bitter, German killifish hobbyist and member of the DKG (German Killifish Association), for his contribution to the knowledge of African killifishes.

References

Valdesalici, S. & Eberl, W. 2016. Aphyosemion bitteri (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new killifish species from the northern Massif du Chaillu, Gabon. Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology 22(2): 61–68. Reference page.

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