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Aphyosemion hanneloreae RADDA & PÜRZL, 1985

Hannelore's Lyretail, Hannelores Prachtkärpfling (DE)

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.

hanneloreae: named for second author Eduard Pürzl’s wife, Hannelore Pürzl.

Classification

Order: Cyprinodontiformes Family: Nothobranchiidae

Distribution

Type locality is Malinga, located in the middle of the Du Chaillu mountain range in Ngounié province, southern Gabon. This lies very close to Republic of the Congo, and the species may also occur across the border.

Maximum Standard Length

35 – 40 mm.

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