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Nothobranchiidae
Twostripe lyretail
Aphyosemion bivittatum
Two juvenile bands vanish with maturity
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Elongated
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Elongated
SmallAphyosemion 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
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
- Genus
- Aphyosemion
- Maximum length
- 5 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Africa: southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
