Aphyosemion elegans

Aphyosemion elegans
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Nothobranchiidae
Genus:	Aphyosemion
Species:	A. elegans
Binomial name
	Aphyosemion elegans; (Boulenger, 1899)[2]
Synonyms[3]
	Haplochilus elegans Boulenger, 1899; Panchax elegans (Boulenger, 1899);

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.[3]

References

Moelants, T. (2010). "Aphyosemion elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182947A8009099. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182947A8009099.en.
Boulenger, G.A. 1899. Matériaux pour la faune du Congo. Poissons nouveaux du Congo. Cinquième Partie. Cyprins, Silures, Cyprinodontes, Acanthoptérygiens. Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) 1 (fasc. 5), pages 97–128, Pls. 40–47
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Aphyosemion elegans" in FishBase. April 2019 version.

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