Aphyosemion bivittatum

Aphyosemion bivittatum
Aphyosemion bivittatum Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Aphyosemion
Species:
A. bivittatum
Binomial name
Aphyosemion bivittatum
(Lönnberg, 1895)
Synonyms[2]
  • Chromaphyosemion bivittatum (Lönnberg, 1895)
  • Fundulus bivittatus (Lönnberg, 1895)
  • Aphyosemion hollyi Myers, 1933

Aphyosemion bivittatum (twostripe lyretail, two-banded killi, red lyretail) is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Aplocheilidae. It is found in rivers in southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon.[2] It was originally described as Fundulus bivittatus by Swedish zoologist Einar Lönnberg in 1895. The holotype was discovered near a waterfall in the Ndian River in Cameroon and currently is located in the Stockholm Museum.[3]

  1. ^ Olaosebikan, B.D. (2020). "Aphyosemion bivittatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T181757A134751405. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T181757A134751405.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference fishbase was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Aphyosemiom bivittatum (Lönnberg 1895)". Killifish of Western Africa. Retrieved 16 October 2016.