River
Benito
2 profiles across 1 family name the Benito as a locality.
- Species
- 2
- Families
- 1
- Photographed
- 2 of 2
- Difficulty rated
- 1 of 2
Basin
Shares fishes withspecies recorded from both
Runs through

Aphyosemion herzogiHerzog's Lyretail
Nothobranchiidae · Radda, 1975
Max length
45mm SL1.8in SL
Tank
not recorded
Temp
15–20°C59–68°F
pH
5.0–6.5
Described from northern Gabon, close to 'Zoumoukou', which is seeen on modern maps as 'Zomoko', but has a much wider distribution extending into Equatorial Guinea (upper parts of some Benito River tributaries), and southern Cameroon (Ntem River), as well as the Ivindo and Okano drainages in Gabon, the latter pair both tributaries of the much larger Ogooué system.

Aphyosemion erythronReddish Lyretail
Nothobranchiidae · Sonnenberg, 2008
Max length
25mm SL1.0in SL
Tank
not recorded
Temp
not recorded
pH
not recorded
Described from Río Muni, Equatorial Guinea and appears endemic to south-western parts of the country, with additional collections having occurred in the Río Aye, Río Ecucu and lower Río Benito drainages.