Twostripe lyretail

Aphyosemion bivittatum

Two juvenile bands vanish with maturity

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Aphyosemion bivittatum (twostripe lyretail, two-banded killi, red lyretail) is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Aplocheilidae. It is found in rivers in southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon. It was originally described as Fundulus bivittatus by Swedish zoologist Einar Lönnberg in 1895.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Killifishes and Livebearers
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Aphyosemion
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated