Aphyosemion alpha Huber, 1998

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 252

Aphyosemion alpha Huber, 1998

Type-locality: Aphyosemion alpha – “ Cap Estérias , Gabon / La route entre Libreville ( Hôtel Gamba ) et Cap Estérias au PK17,1, Nord-Ouest du Gabon ”. Holotype: MNHN 1994-1114. Paratypes: A NSP 176180 (6); BMNH 1997.8.28.1-6 (6); MNHN 1994-1115 (5), 1997-183 (14); MRAC 97-44-P-1-6 (6); UFRJ 3879 (6); ZMB 32774 (6) .

Occurrence: endemic

Maximum length: 43 cm TL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: EN – Endangered (B1ab(iii) / 2010)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: a Lower Guinea endemic, known from a limited number of localities between Libreville and Cap Esterias and just south of the Komo estuary ( Agnèse et al., 2018) in north-western Gabon.