Aphyosemion aureum Radda, 1980

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 aureum Radda, 1980 ( Photo 31)

Type-locality: Aphyosemion aureum – “Small rainforest creek near Mouila, 47 kilometers southwest of Koulamoutou , Du Chaillu Massif, Ogooué-Lolo Province, southern Gabon ”. Holotype: NMW. Paratypes: (19) MRAC 80-54-P-1586 (1), 80-54-P-1587-95 (9), 80-54-P-1596-605 (10); NMW (9) .

Occurrence: endemic

Maximum length: 5 cm TL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: VU – Vulnerable (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) / 2010) Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: a Lower Guinea endemic, found on the Massif du Chaillu in the upper Lolo and Yaou River systems, Ogowe system, southern Gabon. Mouila, 47 km south-west of Koulamoutou, and in the upper Lombo River south-east of Koulamoutou.