Aphyosemion loennbergii (BOULENGER, 1903)

Lönnberg's Lyretail, Loennbergs Prachtkärpfling (DE)

SynonymsTop ↑

Fundulus loennbergii Boulenger, 1903; Fundulus pappenheimi Ahl, 1924; Aphyosemion (Fundulopanchax) unistrigatus Ahl, 1935

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.

loennbergii: named for Swedish zoologist Einar Lönnberg (1865-1942), “author of several contributions to the fish-fauna of Cameroon”.

Classification

Order: Cyprinodontiformes Family: Nothobranchiidae

Distribution

Described from the ‘Kribi’, now known as Kienké, river, southwestern Cameroon and has a wider distribution in the region, occurring in the Lokundje and Nyong drainages.

Maximum Standard Length

45 – 50 mm

Water Conditions

Temperature: 18 – 22 °C

pH: 6.0 – 7.0

Hardness: 18 – 90 ppm