Banded lampeye
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| Genus: | Aplocheilichthys Bleeker, 1863
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Aplocheilichthys is a genus of poeciliids endemic to Africa. Several of the species in the genus can be found in the aquarium trade.
Species
There are currently 24 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Aplocheilichthys antinorii (Vinciguerra, 1883) (Black lampeye)
- Aplocheilichthys atripinna (Pfeffer, 1896)
- Aplocheilichthys brichardi (Poll, 1971) (Brichard's lampeye)
- Aplocheilichthys bukobanus (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Bukoba lampeye)
- Aplocheilichthys centralis Seegers, 1996 (Central East African lampeye)
- Aplocheilichthys fuelleborni C. G. E. Ahl, 1924 (Lake Rukwa lampeye)
- Aplocheilichthys hutereaui (Boulenger, 1913) (Meshscaled topminnow)
- Aplocheilichthys jeanneli (Pellegrin, 1935) (Omo lampeye)
- Aplocheilichthys johnstoni (Günther, 1894) (Johnston's topminnow)
- Aplocheilichthys katangae (Boulenger, 1912) (Striped topminnow)
- Aplocheilichthys kingii (Boulenger, 1913)
- Aplocheilichthys kongoranensis (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Kongoro lampeye)
- Aplocheilichthys lacustris Seegers, 1984 (Kibiti Lampeye)
- Aplocheilichthys lualabaensis (Poll, 1938) (Lualaba lampeye)
- Aplocheilichthys macrurus (Boulenger, 1904) (Big tailed lampeye)
- Aplocheilichthys mahagiensis L. R. David & Poll, 1937
- Aplocheilichthys meyburghi Meinken, 1971
- Aplocheilichthys moeruensis (Boulenger, 1914) (Moero lampeye)
- Aplocheilichthys myaposae (Boulenger, 1908) (Natal topminnow)
- Aplocheilichthys myersi Poll, 1952 (Hummingbird lampeye)
- Aplocheilichthys pumilus (Boulenger, 1906) (Tanganyika lampeye)
- Aplocheilichthys rudolfianus (Worthington, 1932) (Lake Rudolf lampeye)
- Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (A. H. A. Duméril, 1861) (Banded lampeye)
- Aplocheilichthys vitschumbaensis C. G. E. Ahl, 1924 (Bitschumbi lampeye)
The following have been suggested as being undescribed species. However, until they are formally described, their status must remain uncertain:
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Aplocheilichthys in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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