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Elegant killi (Aphyosemion elegans)
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Ecological Illustration of Elegant killi (Aphyosemion elegans)
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Nothobranchiidae

Elegant killi

Aphyosemion elegans

Black from afar deep maroon up close

  • Tropical
  • Lower river
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Aphyosemion elegans, the elegant killifish, is a species of African rivulines (Nothobranchiidae) endemic to Africa, where it is found in the basin of the Congo River.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Killifishes and Livebearers
Family
Nothobranchiidae
Genus
Aphyosemion
Water type
Freshwater
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