Scriptaphyosemion wieseae

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
Subfamilia: Epiplatinae
Genus: Scriptaphyosemion
Species: Scriptaphyosemion wieseae

Name

• 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

• 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