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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Aphyosemion: Greek, aphye, -es, sardine, anchovy + Greek, semeion = mark, signal (Ref. 45335); lividum: The species name is derived from the Latin lividus-i, meaning 'bluish', in reference to the dominant colour of the body and fins of the males of this species (Ref. 78443).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: Sanaga River and Nyong River, Cameroon (Ref. 78443).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 78443)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15. Diagnosis: Aphyosemion lividum is distinguished from all other species of the A. calliurum-group and in particular from A. ahli by the blue-rose colour on the flanks of the body, the lines of red dots on the body and the absence of a vertical striation of red dots on the caudal peduncle (Ref. 78443).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Legros, O. and F. Zentz, 2007. Aphyosemion lividum n. sp. (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), une nouvelle espèce originaire de la région d'Edéa au Cameroun. Killi-Contact 35(6):1-34. (Ref. 78443)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00603 (0.00250 - 0.01453), b=3.13 (2.92 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).