Aphyosemion bualanum
Bouala Lyretail
SynonymsTop ↑
Panchax bualanus Ahl, 1924
Etymology
Aphyosemion: from the Greek aphúe (Gr. ἀφύη), meaning ‘a small fish’, and semeion (Gr. σημεῖον), meaning ‘banner, flag’, in reference to the “ornamented, often lyre-shaped” caudal fin in male individuals of genus members.
bualanum: named for its type locality of “Buala, Cameroon” (now corresponds to a location in Central African Republic), in combination with the Latin suffix -anum, meaning ‘of, pertaining to’.
Classification
Order: Cyprinodontiformes Family: Nothobranchiidae
Distribution
Described from ‘Buala, Cameroon’, which corresponds to modern-day Bouala in Central African Republic. Its known distribution includes parts of northern Cameroon, western Central African Republic, southeastern Chad and possibly eastern Nigeria in the upper Benue and Mayo Kébbi river systems.
Maximum Standard Length
45 – 50 mm
NotesTop ↑
The specific name was mis-used to refer to various populations of the congener A. elberti prior to 1990, and we’ve been unable to confirm if the specimen pictured here is correctly identified or not. It is listed as ‘endangered’ by the IUCN.
