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Aphyosemion louessense in Gabon

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Aphyosemion louessense   (Pellegrin, 1931)
Family:	Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)			picture (Aplou_u0.jpg) by Terceira, A.C.
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes  (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	4.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 27139)
Environment:	benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate:	tropical; 18 - 22°C
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:
Distribution:	Africa: southern Congo and southern Gabon.
Biology:	Occurs in brooks and small streams in the rainforest and forested savanna of the inland plain. 5 cm TL (Ref. 3788). Not a seasonal killifish. Is easy 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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Gabon country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from the upper Nyanga river drainage in southern Gabon.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gb.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Wildekamp, R.H., R. Romand and J.J. Scheel, 1986
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	Entered:  Sa-a, Pascualita

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