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Aphyosemion elegans in Congo, Republic of
Elegant killi

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Aphyosemion elegans   (Boulenger, 1899)
Family:	Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)			picture (Apele_u0.jpg) by Terceira, A.C.
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes  (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Elegant killi
Max. size:	5.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 31267)
Environment:	benthopelagic; non-migratory; pH range: 6.5 - 7.19999980926514
Climate:	tropical; 20 - 24°C
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:
Distribution:	Africa: middle Congo River drainage including the lower Ubangi River (Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Biology:	Occurs in brooks, swamps parts of small streams, swamps, pools and border regions of lakes 5 cm TL (Ref. 3788). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Huber, J.H.. 1996. (Ref. 27139)
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Congo, Republic of country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Wildekamp, R.H., R. Romand and J.J. Scheel, 1986
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	live export:
Comments:	Known from the middle Congo River drainage (Ref. 27139, 47461). Also Ref. 3788.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cf.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Wildekamp, R.H., 1993
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	Modified:  Musschoot, Tobias	Entered:  Sa-a, Pascualita

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