Scriptaphyosemion wieseae

Taxonavigation

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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
Subfamilia: Epiplatinae
Genus: Scriptaphyosemion
Species: Scriptaphyosemion wieseae

Name

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  • Scriptaphyosemion wieseae Sonnenberg & Busch, 2012

Holotype: ZFMK 47680. Paratypes: ZFMK 47681–47692 (12), 47693–47707 (15); MRAC B2-06-P-1–2 (2); ZSM 41596 (2).

Type locality: Sierra Leone, Lenghe Curoh, Sanghi or Sanigi River, 9°28.04’N, 11°40.58’W.

Etymology: The species is named after Barbara Wiese, who accompanied the second author on most of his research trips in West Africa and was the first who recognized it as a new Scriptaphyosemion species.


References

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  • Sonnenberg, R. & Busch, E. 2012: Description of Scriptaphyosemion wieseae (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new species from northern Sierra Leone. Bonn zoological Bulletin, 61 (1): 13–28. PDF