Banner lyretail

Aphyosemion calliurum

Red dots merge into short bars across the chest

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Small
Tropical fish

Aphyosemion calliurum (commonly called the banner lyretail) is a species of freshwater killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It occurs in coastal rainforest waters of West Africa from southern Benin and southern Nigeria to south-western Cameroon.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Killifishes and Livebearers
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Aphyosemion
Maximum length: 5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: southern Benin, southern Nigeria to southwestern Cameroon.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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