Guinean killifish

Guinean killifish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Aplocheilidae
Genus: Archiaphyosemion
Radda, 1977
Species: A. guineense
Binomial name
Archiaphyosemion guineense
(Daget, 1954)

The Guinean killifish (Archiaphyosemion guineense) is a species of Aplocheilidae native to the African nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, where it is found in savanna streams and pools.[1] This species grows to a length of 7 cm (2.8 in). It is found in the aquarium trade, where it has a reputation as being a difficult fish to keep.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Archiaphyosemion guineense" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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