Aphyosemion bitaeniatum
Two-Striped Lyretail · Zweistreifen Prachtkärpfling
Formerly Fundulus bitaeniatus Ahl, 1924 · Fundulopanchax multicolor Brüning, 1929 · Aphyosemion (Fundulopanchax) nigri Ahl, 1935
Last revised 2024
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Quick facts
Difficulty3 of 8 measures
- Space
- small tank
- Water
- needs acidic water
- Temp
- flexible
- Diet
- unknown
- Temperament
- unknown
- Social
- unknown
- Compatibility
- unknown
Other demands
Each of these can raise the rating on its own, whatever the measures above say.
- Hardiness
- unknown
The two-striped lyretail, Aphyosemion bitaeniatum, is a killifish from lowland coastal regions of Togo, Benin and Nigeria. Its range reaches the Cross River delta and some inland localities along the lower Niger River. Populations in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon are now considered to represent other species.
Water conditions
Etymology
Aphyosemion: from the Greek aphúe (Gr. ἀφύη), meaning 'a small fish', and semeion (Gr. σημεῖον), meaning 'banner, flag', in reference to the "ornamented, often lyre-shaped" caudal fin in male individuals of genus members.
bitaeniatum: from the Latin bi-, a prefix meaning 'having two parts', and taeniatus, meaning 'beribboned', in reference to the colour pattern of the preserved holotype, which comprised two dark longitudinal stripes on the body. In life, individuals from different subpopulations exhibit various colour patterns.
Distribution
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Distribution
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