Aphyosemion splendopleure

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINODONTIFORMES	NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE

Scientific Name:	Aphyosemion splendopleure
Species Authority:	(Brüning, 1929)
Synonym/s:	Aphyosemion bitaeniatum (non Ahl, 1924) Aphyosemion bitaeniatum (non Ahl, 1924) Aphyosemion bivittatus (non Lönnberg, 1895) Aphyosemion bivittatus (non Lönnberg, 1895) Aphyosemion multicolor (non Meinken, 1930) Aphyosemion multicolor (non Meinken, 1930) Aphyosemion splendopleure (Meinken, 1930) Aphyosemion splendopleure (Meinken, 1930) Fundulopanchax splendopleuris Brüning, 1929 Fundulopanchax splendopleuris Meinken, 1930 Fundulopanchax splendopleuris Meinken, 1930 Fundulopanchax splendopleuris Brüning, 1929 Fundulus bivittatus (non Lönnberg, 1895) Fundulus bivittatus (non Lönnberg, 1895)
Taxonomic Notes:	Subgenus (Chromaphyosemion). Aphyosemion kouamense Legros, 1999, Aphyosemion melanogaster (Legros, Zentz & Agnèse, 2005), Aphyosemion malumbresi Legros & Zentz, 2006, Aphyosemion erythron (Sonnenberg, 2007) and Aphyosemion ecucuense (Sonnenberg, 2007) from a closely related southern group of species that were all formerly subsumed under Aphyosemion splendopleure (see Sonnenberg 2007a, 2007b) and all characterised by numerous red spots in the unpaired fins.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Moelants, T.
Reviewer/s:	Brummett, R., Mbe Tawe, A.N., Dening Touokong, C., Reid, G.M., Snoeks, J. Staissny, M., Moelants, T., Mamonekene, V., Ndodet, B., Ifuta, S.N.B., Chilala, A., Monsembula, R., Ibala Zamba, A., Opoye Itoua, O., Pouomogne, V., Darwall, W. & Smith, K.
Contributor/s:
Justification: The species is widespread within central Africa and is assessed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	In the Lower Guinea this species occurs in coastal rivers, from western and southwestern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, to northwestern Gabon.
Countries:	Native: Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
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Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Aphyosemion (Chromaphyosemion) splendopleure generally occurs in still waters of brooks and small streams in the coastal rain forest on soils derived from Tertiary and Quaternary sedimentary deposits (Wildekamp et al. 1986). It is a benthopelagic, non-migratory species. Aphyosemion (Chromaphyosemion) splendopleure is not a seasonal killifish. This species is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Huber 1996).
Systems:	Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

Aphyosemion (Chromaphyosemion) splendopleure generally occurs in still waters of brooks and small streams in the coastal rain forest on soils derived from Tertiary and Quaternary sedimentary deposits (Wildekamp et al. 1986). It is a benthopelagic, non-migratory species. Aphyosemion (Chromaphyosemion) splendopleure is not a seasonal killifish. This species is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Huber 1996).

Systems:

Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The species is targeted by fisheries and the aquarium trade.

Major Threat(s):

The species is targeted by fisheries and the aquarium trade.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	None known.

Conservation Actions:

None known.

Citation:	Moelants, T. 2010. Aphyosemion splendopleure. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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