Aphyosemion primigenium Radda & Huber, 1977

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 : 260

Aphyosemion primigenium Radda & Huber, 1977

Type-locality: Aphyosemion primigenium – “ Stream , Douano subsystem (Nyanga), in the rainforest of the Mayumbe mountains at Banyanga, western Gabon, elevation 250 meters”. Holotype: NMW 90746 (1 of 19). Paratypes: MNHN 1978-0150 (4), 1981-0869 (16); NMW 90746 (18 of 19), 90747-49 (7, 14, 15) .

Occurrence: endemic

Maximum length: 5 cm TL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: VU – Vulnerable (D2 / 2010)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: a Lower Guinea endemic, found in rainforest brooks in the triangle Mouila-Lebamba- Tchibanga and on the foothills of the Monts du Chaillu, east of Lebamba up to 580 meters, in the Ngounie and Nyanga Rivers in south-western Gabon.