Aphyosemion grelli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Aplocheiloidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes Subordo: Aplocheiloidei

Familia: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Aphyosemion
Species: Aphyosemion grelli

Name

Aphyosemion grelli Valdesalici & Eberl, 2013

• Holotype: SMNS 25471.
• Paratypes: SMNS 25472 (5, 2); MTD F 32782-83 (1, 1).

Type locality: Gabon, Province de la Ngounié, Département de Tsamba-Magotsi, 50 km east of the ferry across the River Ngounié along the road “Route Régionale 22” to Ikobey (Ikobé), a small stream belonging to the Ikoy River system, 00°59′ 07″S, 10°56′ 00″E [1].

Etymology: The specific name is dedicated to the late Wolfgang Grell, member of the DKG (German Killifish Association); a talented killifish collector, breeder, and photographer who only one year before his death in May 2001, directed the second author’s attention to the probable existence of an unknown species in the area east of Sindara.

References

• Valdesalici, S. & Eberl, W.; 2013: Aphyosemion grelli (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new species from the Massif du Chaillu, southern Gabon. Vertebrate Zoology, 63 (2): 155–160. PDF