Aphyosemion coeleste Huber & Radda, 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 : 254

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https://doi.org/ 10.26028/cybium/2022-462-3-001

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scientific name

Aphyosemion coeleste Huber & Radda, 1977
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Aphyosemion coeleste Huber & Radda, 1977 View in CoL

Type-locality: Aphyosemion coeleste – Stream near Mossango , 13 kilometers northwest of Moanda, on way to Lastoursville, central Gabon, elevation about 400 meters. Holotype:?NMW 90742 (1 of 2). Paratypes: MRAC 77-17-P-469, NMW 90742 (?1 of 2) .

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 5 cm TL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: VU – Vulnerable (B2ab(iii) / 2010)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: a Lower Guinea endemic found in southern Gabon and western Congo. Specifically, from the area around Moanda, in the Lekedi River drainage system, and southward to the area around Mossendjo, in the upper Louesse River drainage system.

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