Aphyosemion rectogoense
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- needs soft, acidic water
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Aphyosemion rectogoense is a killifish known only from the Batéké plateau region and surrounding area in southeastern Gabon. It has been recorded from the Léconi-Djouya and upper Mpassa rivers, part of the much larger Ogooué basin, and the type locality is 6 km west of Léconi township.
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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.
rectogoense: etymology not explained, but appears to be a combination of the Latin participle rectus, meaning 'correct, proper' and the specific epithet ogoense (presumably taken from the congeneric species A. ogoense). Apparently, the first author Radda may have initially misidentified A. rectogoense as A. ogoense.
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