Scriptaphyosemion

Scriptaphyosemion
A male Scriptaphyosemion schmitti, a small thin fish with an orange head, blue body and dark tail
A male Scriptaphyosemion schmitti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Scriptaphyosemion
Radda & Pürzl, 1987
Type species
Aphyosemion guineense geryi
J. G. Lambert, 1958

Scriptaphyosemion is a genus of killifish from the family Nothobranchiidae which is endemic to Africa.

Species

There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Scriptaphyosemion". FishBase. August 2012 version.
  2. 1 2 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.