Aphyosemion herzogi
Herzog's Lyretail · Herzogs Prachtkärpfling
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Quick factsEdit
Difficulty3 of 8 measures
- Space
- small tank
- Water
- needs soft, acidic water
- Temp
- needs cold water, no heater
- 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
Herzog's lyretail, Aphyosemion herzogi, is a killifish described from northern Gabon and also found in Equatorial Guinea and southern Cameroon. In Gabon it occurs in the Ivindo and Okano drainages, both tributaries of the Ogooué system. It is also known from the upper parts of some Benito River tributaries in Equatorial Guinea and from the Ntem River in Cameroon.
Water conditions
EditEtymology
EditAphyosemion: 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.
herzogi: named for Wolfgang Herzog, member of the Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft (German Killifish Association), who “kindly provided the results of his successful fish collections in Gabon”, which included the paratypes of this species.
Distribution
EditDescribed from northern Gabon, close to 'Zoumoukou', which is seen 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.
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