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Species in the genus Aphyosemion: [ 151 ] records

ahli, Aphyosemion calliurum Myers [G. S.] 1933:183 [Copeia 1933 (no. 4); ref. 3104] Nziou, immediately south of Longji, Cameroon. Neotype: ZMUC P35 4023. Replacement name for Panchax calliurus var. caeruleus Meinken 1932, secondarily preoccupied in aphyosemion by Fundulus gularis var. caerulea Boulenger 1915. Neotype designated by Huber 1998:29 [ref. 23446]. •Valid as Aphyosemion ahli Myers 1933 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:197 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:77 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:8 [ref. 25711], Legros & Zentz 2007:7 [ref. 29472], van der Zee et al. 2007:181 [ref. 30034], Agnèse et al. 2009:57 [ref. 30120], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion ahli Myers 1933. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon to Equatorial Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

alpha, Aphyosemion Huber [J. H.] 1998:16, Figs. [Das Aquarium, Monatsmagazin für Vivaristik v. 32 (no. 350); ref. 24031] Cap Estérias, Gabon. Holotype: MNHN 1994-1114. Paratypes: ANSP 176180 (6); BMNH 1997.8.28.1-6 (6); MNHN 1994-1115 (5), 1997-183 (14); MRAC 97-44-P-1-6 (6); UFRJ 3879 (6); ZMB 32774 (6). A translation in English appeared in Journal of the American Killifish Association, v. 32 (no. 3):79-88 [ref. 32823], and in Killi-News, No. 401:17-25. •Valid as Chromaphyosemion alpha (Huber 1998) -- (Sonnenberg 2000:89 [ref. 26135], Sonnenberg 2007:3 [ref. 29286], van der Zee et al. 2018:88 [ref. 35718]). •Valid as Aphyosemion alpha Huber 1998 -- (Legros 2000:40 [ref. 34970], Lazara 2001:8 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:151 [ref. 30034], Pohlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730], Agnèse et al. 2018:26 [ref. 36256], Fermon et al. 2022:252 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion alpha Huber 1998. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

amoenum, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] & Pürzl [E.] 1976:134, Figs. 3 [part]-4 [Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft Journal v. 8 (no. 11); ref. 20503] Bach im Regenwald 3.5 kilometers north-northeast der Abzweigung der Strasse von sonbo nach Bibang von der Strecke Edea-Yaoundé, Ndoupé, Kellé-Zufluss, Nyong-system. Stream in rainforest, western central Cameroon (3°53'N, 10°40'E). Holotype: NMW. Paratypes: MRAC 77-17-P-486-491 (6), NMW. •Synonym of Aphyosemion raddai Scheel 1975 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:232 [ref. 6198]). •Valid as Aphyosemion amoenum Radda & Pürzl 1976 -- (Wildekamp 1993:79 [ref. 26378], Dadaniak et al. 1995:308 [ref. 36170], Lazara 2001:9 [ref. 25711], Sonnenberg & Blum 2005:211 [ref. 28302], van der Zee et al. 2007:199 [ref. 30034], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion amoenum Radda & Pürzl 1976. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: southern Cameroon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

aurantiacum, Aphyosemion Chirio [L.], Legros [O.] & Agnèse [J.-F.] in Agnèse, Chirio, Legros, Oslisly & Bhé 2018:20, Fig. 6A-D [European Journal of Taxonomy No. 471; ref. 36256] Wézé spring, Gabun, 0.58186S, 9.46718E, elevation 89 meters. Holotype: MRAC 2016-019-P-64. Paratypes: MRAC. •Valid as Aphyosemion aurantiacum Chirio, Legros & Agnèse 2018 -- (Fermon et al. 2022:252 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion aurantiacum Chirio, Legros & Agnèse 2018. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Wézé River basin, Wonga-Wongué Presidential Reserve (Gabon) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

aureum, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] 1980:201, Fig. 1 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift mit Vereinsmitteilungen v. 27 (no. 11); ref. 8430] Small rainforest creek near Mouila, 47 kilometers southwest of Koulamoutou, Du Chaillu Massif, Ogooué-Lolo Province, southern Gabon. Holotype: NMW. Paratypes: (19) MRAC 80-54-P-1586 (1), 80-54-P-1587-95 (9), 80-54-P-1596-605 (10); NMW (9). •Valid as Aphyosemion aureum Radda 1980 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:198 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:81 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:9 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:233 [ref. 30034], Fermon et al. 2022:252 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion aureum Radda 1980. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

australis, Haplochilus calliurus var. Rachow [A.] in Stansch & Rachow 1921:26, Fig. [Bibliothek für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde Heft 16; ref. 20448] Cap Gentil, northwestern Gabon. Syntypes: ?USNM 94143 (2). •Valid as Aphyosemion australe (Rachow 1921) -- (Radda 1980:2 [ref. 31297] as Aphyesemion australe, Wildekamp et al. 1986:198 [ref. 6198], van der Zee et al. 2007:229 [ref. 30034], Agnèse et al. 2009:57 [ref. 30120], Huber 2013:4 [ref. 33091] in subgenus Scheelsemion, Huber 2020:5 [ref. 37934], Fermon et al. 2022:252 [ref. 39448], Walsh et al. 2022:[4] [ref. 39281]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion australe (Rachow 1921). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Republic of Congo and Gabon south to Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

bamilekorum, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] 1971:177, Figs. 5-6 [Aquaria: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Vivaristik v. 5 (no. 12); ref. 20449] Creek 9 kilometers northwest of Bafoussam, on way to Bamenda, in the highlands of Cameroon. Holotype: NMW 5970. Paratypes: NMW 5971-72 (1, 7). •Valid as Aphyosemion bamilekorum Radda 1971 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:199 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:86 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:10 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:151 [ref. 30034]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion bamilekorum Radda 1971. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

barakoniense, Aphyosemion Chirio [L.], Legros [O.] & Agnèse [J.-F.] in Agnèse, Chirio, Legros, Oslisly & Bhé 2018:15, Fig. 5A-D [European Journal of Taxonomy No. 471; ref. 36256] Lower Barakonié River, Gabon, 0.47664S, 9.26483E, elevation 5 meters. Holotype: MRAC 2016-019-P-19. Paratypes: MRAC. •Valid as Aphyosemion barakoniense Chirio, Legros & Agnèse 2018 -- (Fermon et al. 2022:252 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion barakoniense Chirio, Legros & Agnèse 2018. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Barakonié River basin, Wonga-Wongué Presidential Reserve (Gabon) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

bellicauda, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1924:312 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 60 (nos 11/12); ref. 15436] Cameroon. Lectotype: ZMB 31527 [ex ZMB 21934]. Paralectotypes: ZMB 21934 (4), 31543 [ex ZMB 19388] (4). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:164 [ref. 19981]. Lectotype selected in Paepke & Seegers 1986:164 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:93 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger 1903) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:205 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:8, 11 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:103 [ref. 26378], Dadaniak et al. 1995:250 [ref. 36170]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger 1903), subspecies cameronense (Boulenger 1903) -- (Lazara 2001:14 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Mesoaphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger 1903) -- (Sonnenberg & Schunke 2010:337 [ref. 30994]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger 1903). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

bitaeniatus, Fundulus Ahl [E.] 1924:141 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 61(nos 5/6); ref. 15437] Niger?, West Africa. Lectotype: ZMB 20997. Paralectotypes: ZMB 31480 [ex ZMB 20997] (3). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:160 [ref. 19981]. Lectotype selected by Seegers in Paepke & Seegers 1986:160 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:93 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Chromaphyosemion bitaeniatum (Ahl 1924) -- (Sonnenberg 2000:83 [ref. 26135], Sonnenberg 2007:3 [ref. 29286]). •Valid as Aphyosemion bitaeniatum (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:201 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:56 [ref. 19980], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:596 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:88 [ref. 26378], Legros 2000:14 [ref. 34970], Lazara 2001:11 [ref. 25711], Puhlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion bitaeniatum (Ahl 1924). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Cameroon, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

bitteri, Aphyosemion Valdesalici [S.] & Eberl [W.] 2016:62, Figs. 1-3 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 22 (no. 2); ref. 34405] Small stream named Dondo belonging to the Ikoy River system, 1 km west of Ikobey, Route Régionale 22 to Sindara, Province de la Ngounié, Département de Tsamba-Magotsi, Gabon, 01°02.986’S, 10°58.726’E. Holotype: MSNG 58337. Paratypes: MSNG 58338 (6). More complete locality in Eberl 2016 [ref. 34509]. •Valid as Aphyosemion bitteri Valdesalici & Eberl 2016 -- (Fermon et al. 2022:253 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion bitteri Valdesalici & Eberl 2016. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Ikoy River system (Gabon) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

bivittatus, Fundulus Lönnberg [E.] 1895:190 [Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens Forhandlingar v. 52 (no. 3); ref. 14584] Near the waterfall of N'dian River, Cameroon. Holotype: ZMUU 282. Type catalog: Wallin 1996:61 [ref. 32133] with a holotype. •Valid as Chromaphyosemion bivittatum (Lönnberg 1895) -- (Sonnenberg 2000:83 [ref. 26135], Sonnenberg 2007:33 [ref. 29286]). •Valid as Aphyosemion bivittatum (Lönnberg 1895) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:202 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:56 [ref. 19980], Amiet 1991:94 [ref. 20000], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:595 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:91 [ref. 26378], Murphy & Collier 1997:797 [ref. 25585], Legros 2000:15 [ref. 34970], Lazara 2001:12 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:151 [ref. 30034], Agnèse et al. 2009:57 [ref. 30120], Pohlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion bivittatum (Lönnberg 1895). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Nigeria and Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

bochtleri, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] 1975:6, Pls. 8-9 [part] [British Killifish Association, Killi News Jun. 1975; ref. 20501] Brook in rainforest about 300 meters on right side of a village near Mintoum, northern Gabon, about 0°29'N, 11°29'E. Holotype: NMW 77332. Paratypes: NMW 77333-34 (2, 2). •Synonym of Aphyosemion herzogi Radda 1975 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:218 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:191 [ref. 26378], Seegers 1997:15 [ref. 23895]). •Valid as Aphyosemion bochtleri Radda 1975 -- (Radda 1977:261 [ref. 40777], Lazara 2001:13 [ref. 25711], Eberl 2016:39 [ref. 34296], van der Zee et al. 2018:85 [ref. 35718], Fermon et al. 2022:253 [ref. 39448], Malumbres et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39641] in 'Aphyosemion'). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion bochtleri Radda 1975. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

boehmi, Aphyosemion gabunense Radda [A. C.] & Huber [J. H.] 1977:145, Fig. 4 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift mit Vereinsmitteilungen v. 24 (no. 8); ref. 7277] Stream on way to Mora from Bigouenia, western Gabon. Holotype: NMW 90751 (1 of 2). Paratypes: NMW 90751 (1 of 2). •Synonym of Aphyosemion gabunense Radda 1975 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:213 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion gabunense Radda 1975, but a valid subspecies boehmi Radda & Huber 1977 as described -- (Wildekamp 1993:170 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:22 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:235 [ref. 30034]). •Valid as Aphyosemion boehmi Radda & Huber 1977 -- (Fermon et al. 2022:256 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion boehmi Radda & Huber 1977. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Ngounie River (western Gabon) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

brichardi, Aphyosemion Baker-Carr [C. D. T.] 1975 [The Killifish master index. First edition; ref. 25877] Name only, not available. Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion labarrei Poll 1951. Nothobranchiidae.

bualanus, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1924:54 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 60 (nos 1/2) (art. 4); ref. 76] Buala [now Bouala, 6°42'N, 15°58'E], Cameroon [now Central African Republic]. Holotype (unique): ZMB 21947 (poor condition). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:164 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Aphyosemion bualanum (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:202 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:56 [ref. 19980], Lévèque et al. 1991:144 [ref. 31367], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:602 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:96 [ref. 26378], Huber 1998:5 [ref. 23446] with comments, Lazara 2001:13 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion bualanum (Ahl 1924). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

buytaerti, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] & Huber [J. H.] 1978:181, Figs. 6 (above), 11-12 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift mit Vereinsmitteilungen v. 25 (no. 12); ref. 20502] Ékouma River, at Ogouée village, between Zanaga and Voula II, southern Republic of Congo, 2°50'S, 13°51'E. Holotype: MRAC 78-22-P-448. Paratypes: MRAC 78-22-P-449 (1), 78-22-P-586-592 (7). •Valid as Aphyosemion buytaerti Radda & Huber 1978 -- (Radda 1980:3 [ref. 31297], Wildekamp et al. 1986:203 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:98 [ref. 26378], Huber 1999:53 [ref. 25500], Lazara 2001:13 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:191 [ref. 30034], van der Zee et al. 2018:85 [ref. 35718], Fermon et al. 2022:253 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion buytaerti Radda & Huber 1978. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon and adjacent Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

caeruleus, Panchax (Aphyosemion) calliurus var. Meinken [H.] 1932:3, Pl. 48 (fig. 1) [Das Aquarium: eine Zeitschrift mit Bildern für Liebhaber, Schulen und Naturfreunde, Berlin 1932 (no. 1); ref. 20446] Nziou, immediately south of Longji, Cameroon. Neotype: ZMUC P35 4023. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Aphyosemion by Fundulus gularis var. caerulea Boulenger 1915, replaced by Aphyosemion calliurum ahli Myers 1933. See Huber 1998:28 [ref. 23446] for locality information. •Synonym of Aphyosemion ahli Myers 1933 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:197 [ref. 6198]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion ahli Myers 1933. Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

calliurus, Haplochilus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:265 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 8 (no. 44); ref. 578] Nigeria [not Liberia]. Syntypes: (several) BMNH 1909.4.2.12-13 (2), 1911.4.8.3-12 (10). See Huber 1998:17 [ref. 23446] for locality information. •Valid as Scheelsemion calliurum (Boulenger 1911) -- (van der Zee et al. 2018:88 [ref. 35718]). •Valid as Aphyosemion calliurum (Boulenger 1911) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:204 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:4 [ref. 19980], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:612 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:100 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:13 [ref. 25711], Legros & Zentz 2007:7 [ref. 29472], van der Zee et al. 2007:229 [ref. 30034], Agnèse et al. 2009:57 [ref. 30120]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion calliurum (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon, Benin and Nigeria. Habitat: freshwater.

cameronensis, Haplochilus Boulenger [G. A.] 1903:440 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 12 (no. 70) (art. 42); ref. 15018] Southern Cameroon. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.11.12.148-149 (2) Kribi R., 1903.7.28.119-122 (4) and 1903.7.28.123 (1) Kribi R., 1903.7.28.211 (1) Ja R. •Valid as Aphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger 1903) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:204 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:8 [ref. 19980], Lévèque et al. 1991:144 [ref. 31367], Wildekamp 1993:103 [ref. 26378], Dadaniak et al. 1995:245 [ref. 36170], Sonnenberg & Blum 2005:219 [ref. 28302]). •Valid as Mesoaphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger 1903) -- (Sonnenberg & Schunke 2010:337 [ref. 30994], van der Zee et al. 2018:88 [ref. 35718], Malumbres et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39641]). •Valid as Aphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger 1903), subspecies cameronense (Boulenger 1903) -- (Lazara 2001:14 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:205 [ref. 30034], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730], Fermon et al. 2022:254 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger 1903). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: southern Cameroon and northern Gabon, possibly Equatiorial Guinea and Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

campomaanense, Aphyosemion Agnèse [J.-F.], Brummett [R.], Caminade [P.], Catalan [J.] & Kornobis [E.] 2009:50, Figs. 4-10 [Zootaxa No. 2045; ref. 30120] Campo-Ma'an National Park, small stream under forest cover, 2.33735°N, 10.20435°E, Cameroon. Holotype: MRAC A7-30-P-1. Paratypes: MRAC A7-30-P-2-21 (20), A7-30-P-22-24 (3), A7-30-P-25-26 (2); MNHN 2006-1533 to 1534 (2), 2007-1535 (1), 2007-1536 to 1541 (6), 2007-1542 to 1545 (4). •Valid as Aphyosemion campomaanense Agnèse, Brummett, Caminade, Catalan & Kornobis 2009. Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion campomaanense Agnèse, Brummett, Caminade, Catalan & Kornobis 2009. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Southern Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

carnapi, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1924:303 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 60 (nos 11/12); ref. 15436] Yaoundé, Cameroon. Holotype (unique): ZMB 21008. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:164 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion obscurum (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:227 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger 1911) -- (Seegers 1988:22, 24 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:159 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:21 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

castaneum, Aphyosemion Myers [G. S.] 1924:2, Figs. 1-2 [American Museum Novitates No. 116; ref. 3091] Kisangani, Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: AMNH 8337. Paratypes: AMNH 8338 (5), 14765 (1); MRAC 15616 [ex AMNH] (1). •Synonym of Aphyosemion christyi (Boulenger 1915) -- (Woeltjes 1983:10 [ref. 30503], Wildekamp et al. 1986:207 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:122 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:16 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Aphyosemion castaneum Myers 1924 -- (van der Zee & Huber 2006:139 [ref. 28903], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011:73 [ref. 31317], van der Zee et al. 2018:86 [ref. 35718], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2018:7 [ref. 36381]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion castaneum Myers 1924. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Central Congo River basin, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

caudofasciatum, Aphyosemion Huber [J. H.] & Radda [A. C.] 1979:178, Figs. 3-4 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift mit Vereinsmitteilungen v. 26 (no. 11); ref. 20505] Ekouma stream at Ogouée Village, north of Zanaga, Lékoumou Province, southern Republic of the Congo, 2°50'S, 13°51'E. Holotype: MRAC 78-22-P-561. Paratypes: MRAC 78-22-P-562-567 (6), 78-22-P-718-720 (3). •Valid as Aphyosemion caudofasciatum Huber & Radda 1979 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:206 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:112 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:15 [ref. 25711], Van de Zee et al. 2007:181 [ref. 30034], Valdesalici & Eberl 2015:118 [ref. 33901], Fermon et al. 2022:254 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion caudofasciatum Huber & Radda 1979. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: upper Ogowe River (Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

celiae, Aphyosemion Scheel [J. J.] 1971:52, Fig. [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 19 (no. 5); ref. 7588] Small brook near John Epie's House in Mambanda, near Kumba, western Cameroon. Holotype: ZMUC P352589. Paratypes: ZMUC P352590 (1, allotype), P352591-627 (36). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:54 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Aphyosemion celiae Scheel 1971 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:206 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:114 [ref. 26378]). •Valid as Aphyosemion celiae Scheel 1971, subspecies celiae Scheel 1971 -- (Lazara 2001:15 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:189 [ref. 30034], Agnèse et al. 2009:57 [ref. 30120]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion celiae Scheel 1971. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

chauchei, Aphyosemion Huber [J. H.] & Scheel [J. J.] 1981:36, Fig. 1 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 8 (no. 2); ref. 8589] Slow brook in forest 20 kilometers east of Etoumbi towards Makoua, central Congo. Holotype: MNHN 1981-0628. Paratypes: MNHN 1981-0629 (3). •Valid as Aphyosemion chauchei Huber & Scheel 1981 -- (Woeltjes 1983:12 [ref. 30503], Wildekamp et al. 1986:206 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:118 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:16 [ref. 25711], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011:83 [ref. 31317], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2018:7 [ref. 36381]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion chauchei Huber & Scheel 1981. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Likouala and Alima River drainages, middle Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

christyi, Haplochilus Boulenger [G. A.] 1915:46 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 3; ref. 584] Lindi River at Bafwasende, Democratic Republic of Congo. Lectotype: BMNH 1919.9.10.286. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1919.9.10.287-295 (now 8), MRAC 7244-7302 (59), ZMB [ex BMNH 1919.9.10.287-295] (1). Also appeared in Boulenger 1920:35, Fig. 19 [ref. 587]. Lectotype selected by Van der Zee & Huber 2006:136 [ref. 28903] •Valid as Aphyosemion christyi (Boulenger 1915) -- (Woeltjes 1983:8 [ref. 30503], Wildekamp et al. 1986:207 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:122 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:16 [ref. 25711], van der Zee & Huber 2006:133 [ref. 28903], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011:73 [ref. 31317], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[10] 709 [ref. 38315]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion christyi (Boulenger 1915). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Epula and Ituri River drainages, upper Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

citrineipinnis, Aphyosemion Huber [J. H.] & Radda [A. C.] 1977:101 [3], Fig. 6 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift für die Schweiz und Oesterreich v. 24 (no. 6); ref. 7256] Mountain stream near Yeno, Mogambi, Ogoudou-Ogoudou sub-system of Ngounie, Gabon, elevation about 450 meters. Holotype: NMW 90741 (1 of 2). Paratypes: MNHN (2), MRAC 77-17-P-472 (1), NMW 90741 (?1 of 2). On p. 3 of separate. •Valid as Aphyosemion citrineipinnis Huber & Radda 1977 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:208 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:127 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:16 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:233 [ref. 30034], van der Zee et al. 2018:86 [ref. 35718], Fermon et al. 2022:254 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion citrineipinnis Huber & Radda 1977. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

coeleste, Aphyosemion Huber [J. H.] & Radda [A. C.] 1977:99 [1], Fig. 4 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift für die Schweiz und Oesterreich v. 24 (no. 6); ref. 7256] Stream near Mossango, 13 kilometers northwest of Moanda, on way to Lastoursville, central Gabon, elevation about 400 meters. Holotype: ?NMW 90742 (1 of 2). Paratypes: MRAC 77-17-P-469, NMW 90742 (?1 of 2). On p. 1 of separate. •Valid as Aphyosemion coeleste Huber & Radda 1977 -- (Radda 1980:2 [ref. 31297], Wildekamp et al. 1986:208 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:129 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:16 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:227 [ref. 30034], Valdesalici & Eberl 2014:112 [ref. 33277], van der Zee et al. 2018:86 [ref. 35718], Fermon et al. 2022:254 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion coeleste Huber & Radda 1977. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon and Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

coerulea, Fundulopanchax bivittatus var. Meinken [H.] 1930:178, Fig. [Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 41 (no. 11); ref. 19957] Equatorial West Africa. Lectotype: ZMB 21043. Paralectotypes: ZMB 31477 [ex ZMB 21043] (3). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:158 [ref. 19981]. See also Meinken 1930:[21] [ref. 16110]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied by Fundulus gularis caerulea Boulenger 1915, replaced by Aphyosemion bivittatum hollyi Myers 1933. Lectotype selected by Seegers in Paepke & Seegers 1986:158 [ref. 19981]. •Synonym of Chromaphyosemion bivittatum (Lönnberg 1895) -- (Sonnenberg 2007:33 [ref. 29286]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion bivittatum (Lönnberg 1895) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:202 [ref. 6198] with original genus as Fundulus, Seegers 1988:56 [ref. 19980], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:595 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:91 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:12 [ref. 25711], Pohlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion bivittatum (Lönnberg 1895). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

cognatum, Aphyosemion Meinken [H.] 1951:255, Fig. [Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) v. 4 (no. 10); ref. 12900] Kinshasa [Leopoldville], Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1952.7.31.1-2 (2); ZMH 1213 (2 or 3). Type catalog: Wilkens 1977:159 [ref. 22013]. •Valid as Aphyosemion cognatum Meinken 1951 -- (Radda 1980:4 [ref. 31297], Woeltjes 1983:11 [ref. 30503], Wildekamp et al. 1986:208 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:132 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:17 [ref. 25711], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2010:58 [ref. 31068], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011:84 [ref. 31317], van der Zee et al. 2018:86 [ref. 35718], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2018:7 [ref. 36381], Stiassny et al. 2021:1688 [ref. 39000]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion cognatum Meinken 1951. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: southern Congo River basin (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

congicus, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1924:307 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 60 (nos 11/12); ref. 15436] Congo [south of lower Congo River]. Lectotype: ZMB 12420. Paralectotypes: ZMB 31487 [ex ZMB 12420] (12). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:164 [ref. 19981]. Lectotype selected by Seegers in Paepke & Seegers 1986:164 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Aphyosemion congicum (Ahl 1924) -- (Woeltjes 1983:10 [ref. 30503], Wildekamp et al. 1986:209 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:12 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:135 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:17 [ref. 25711], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2010:58 [ref. 31068], Sonnenberg & van der Zee 2012:6 [ref. 32079], Valdesalici & Eberl 2013:157 [ref. 32900], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2018:7 [ref. 36381]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion congicum (Ahl 1924). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Central Africa: lower Congo River system. Habitat: freshwater.

cryptum, Aphyosemion van der Zee [J. R.], Walsh [G.], Boukaka Mikembi [V. N.], Jonker [M. N.], Alexandre [M. P.] & Sonnenberg [R.] 2018:80, Figs. 12-13 [Zootaxa 4369 (no. 1); ref. 35718] Tributary of the Mandoro River, tributary of the Louessé River, Niari River drainage, Republic of the Congo, 2°21'57"S, 12°46'16"E. Holotype: AMNH 263407. Paratypes: AMNH. •Valid as Aphyosemion cryptum van der Zee, Walsh, Boukaka Mikembi, Jonker, Alexandre & Sonnenberg 2018. Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion cryptum van der Zee, Walsh, Boukaka Mikembi, Jonker, Alexandre & Sonnenberg 2018. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Upper Louessé River system, southern Massif du Chaillu, Congo, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

cyanoflavum, Aphyosemion van der Zee [J. R.], Walsh [G.], Boukaka Mikembi [V. N.], Jonker [M. N.], Alexandre [M. P.] & Sonnenberg [R.] 2018:72, Figs. 6, 7, 8A-B, 9 [Zootaxa 4369 (no. 1); ref. 35718] 1.5 km south of the village of Lisoukou (10 km south of Mayoko) on the road R1 to Mossendjo, Leyou River, tributary of the Mandoro River, tributary of the Louessé River, Niari River drainage, Republic of the Congo, 2°21'57"S, 12°46'16"E. Holotype: AMNH 263406. Paratypes: AMNH. •Valid as Aphyosemion cyanoflavum van der Zee, Walsh, Boukaka Mikembi, Jonker, Alexandre & Sonnenberg 2018. Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion cyanoflavum van der Zee, Walsh, Boukaka Mikembi, Jonker, Alexandre & Sonnenberg 2018. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Upper Louessé River system, southern Massif du Chaillu, Congo, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

dargei, Aphyosemion (Kathetys) Amiet [J.-L.] 1987:125 [English p. 250], Pl. 67 (figs. 123-126) [Faune du Cameroun. Sciences Nat, Compiegne, France. v. 2; ref. 16153] Houe (Ngorro-Ngila tract), Cameroon Republic. Holotype: MNHN 1988-1142. Paratypes: (3, in 2 lots). •Valid as Kathetys dargei (Amiet 1987) -- (van der Zee et al. 2018:88 [ref. 35718]). •Valid as Aphyosemion dargei Amiet 1987 -- (Wildekamp 1993:139 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:18 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:179 [ref. 30034]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion dargei Amiet 1987. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

decorsei, Haplochilus Pellegrin [J.] 1904:223 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 10 (no. 5); ref. 15194] Bessou, Ubangi River [Central African Republic]. Lectotype: MNHN 1904-0061. Paralectotypes: (4) MNHN 1993-0292 [ex MNHN 1904-0061] (3). Lectotype selected by Huber 1994:79 [ref. 21309]. •Valid as Aphyosemion decorsei (Pellegrin 1904) -- (Woeltjes 1983:8 [ref. 30503], Wildekamp et al. 1986:209 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:141 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:18 [ref. 25711], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011:84 [ref. 31317]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion decorsei (Pellegrin 1904). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Ubangi River basin, Central African Republic. Habitat: freshwater.

ecucuense, Chromaphyosemion Sonnenberg [R.] 2008:361, Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 18 (no. 4) [for 2007]; ref. 29383] Río Muni, Río Ecucu basin, 36 kilometers east of Bata, Equatorial Guinea. Holotype: MRAC 73039-P-1170. Paratypes: MRAC 73039-P-1171-1182 (12). Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Aphyosemion ecucuense (Sonnenberg 2008) -- (Pohlmann 2009:38 [ref. 30191], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion ecucuense (Sonnenberg 2008). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Coastal plain of northwestern Equatorial Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

edeanum, Aphyosemion Amiet [J.-L.] 1987:98 [English p. 223], Pls. 52-53 (fig.74), 68 (fig.130) [Faune du Cameroun. Sciences Nat, Compiegne, France. v. 2; ref. 16153] Mapubi, about 35 kilometers east of Edea, Sanaga basin, Cameroon Republic. Holotype: MNHN 1988-1141. Paratypes: (37 in 7 lots), plus additional material. •Valid as Aphyosemion edeanum Amiet 1987 -- (Wildekamp 1993:143 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:18 [ref. 25711], Legros & Zentz 2007:7 [ref. 29472], van der Zee et al. 2007:181 [ref. 30034], Agnèse et al. 2009:57 [ref. 30120]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion edeanum Amiet 1987. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

elberti, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1924:309 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 60 (nos 11/12); ref. 15436] Jade Plateau, Cameroon. Lectotype: ZMB 21940. Paralectotypes: ZMB 31552 [ex ZMB 21940] (2). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:165 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. Lectotype selected by Seegers in Paepke & Seegers 1986:165 [ref. 19981]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion bualanum (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:203 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:602 [ref. 21590], Huber 1998:3 [ref. 23446]). •Valid as Aphyosemion elberti (Ahl 1924), subspecies elberti (Ahl 1924) -- (Lazara 2001:18 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Kathetys elberti (Ahl 1924) -- (van der Zee et al. 2018:88 [ref. 35718]). •Valid as Aphyosemion elberti (Ahl 1924) -- (Seegers 1988:14 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:145 [ref. 26378], van der Zee et al. 2007:177 [ref. 30034], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion elberti (Ahl 1924). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

elegans, Haplochilus Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:113, Pl. 47 (fig. 2) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 5); ref. 589] Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1899.11.27.42-43 (2) Coquilhatville, 1899.11.27.44-46 (3) Bikoro; MRAC 990-992 (1, 1, 1), 993-995 (1, 1, 1). •Valid as Aphyosemion elegans (Boulenger 1899) -- (Woeltjes 1983:5 [ref. 30503], Wildekamp et al. 1986:210 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:149 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:19 [ref. 25711], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2010:58 [ref. 31068], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011:78 [ref. 31317], Sonnenberg & van der Zee 2012:6 [ref. 32079], van der Zee et al. 2018:86 [ref. 35718], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2018:5 [ref. 36381]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion elegans (Boulenger 1899). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Northern part of the middle Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

erythron, Chromaphyosemion Sonnenberg [R.] 2008:365, Figs. 4-5 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 18 (no. 4) [for 2007]; ref. 29383] Río Muni, road from Senye to Izaguirre, between Bisum and Avuenam, Equatorial Guinea. Holotype: MRAC P173188. Paratypes: MRAC P173178-84 (7), P173185-87 (3), P173189-96 (8), P173197 (1), MRAC 73-039-P-1164-65 (2), 73-039-P-1166-1169 (4). Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Aphyosemion erythron (Sonnenberg 2008) -- (Pohlmann 2009:38 [ref. 30191], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion erythron (Sonnenberg 2008). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Coastal plain of southwestern Equatorial Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

escherichi, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1924:304 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 60 (nos 11/12); ref. 15436] Attogondema, Cameroon [this region of Cameroon now belongs to Gabon]. Lectotype: ZMB 21936. Paralectotypes: ZMB 31488 [ex ZMB 21936] (now 10, 2 missing). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:165 [ref. 19981]. Lectotype selected by Seegers in Paepke & Seegers 1986:165 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion striatum (Boulenger 1911) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:238 [ref. 6198], Huber 1998:3, 7 [ref. 23446] with comments). •Valid as Aphyosemion escherichi (Ahl 1924) -- (Seegers 1987:539 [ref. 30942], Seegers 1988:17, 18 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:152 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:20 [ref. 25711], Sonnenberg & Blum 2005:218 [ref. 28302], van der Zee et al. 2007:209 [ref. 30034], Valdesalici & Eberl 2014:112 [ref. 33277], Valdesalici & Eberl 2016:67 [ref. 34405], van der Zee et al. 2018:86 [ref. 35718], Skelton 2019:227 [ref. 36564] as escherischi, Fermon et al. 2022:254 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion escherichi (Ahl 1924). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon south to Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

etsamense, Aphyosemion (Mesoaphyosemion) Sonnenberg [R.] & Blum [T.] 2005:213, Figs. 1-4 [Bonner Zoologische Beiträge v. 53 (nos. 1-2); ref. 28302] Western slopes of the Monts de Cristal, small river at village of Etsam I, crossing the road N5 from Medoneu to Kougouleu, 0°46'34.1"N, 10°24'03"E, northwestern Gabon. Holotype: ZFMK 39832. Paratypes: IRET uncat. (2); MRAC A4-42-P-1-4 (4); ZFMK 39833-42 (10), 39843 (1), 39844-46 (3). Plus additonal material (photographs of live specimens). Type catalog: Herder et al. 2010:122 [ref. 31087]. •Valid as Mesoaphyosemion etsamense (Sonnenberg & Blum 2005) -- (Malumbres et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39641]). •Valid as Aphyosemion etsamense Sonnenberg & Blum 2005 -- (Eberl 2015:65 [ref. 33885], Fermon et al. 2022:255 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion etsamense Sonnenberg & Blum 2005. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

exigoideum, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] & Huber [J. H.] 1977:141, Fig. 2 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift mit Vereinsmitteilungen v. 24 (no. 8); ref. 7277] Small rainforest creek near Mandilou, western Gabon, elevation 70 meters. Holotype: NMW 90745 (1 of 2). Paratypes: MNHN 1978-0410 [or 0140] (4), MRAC (2), MZUV (8), NMW 90745 (1 of 2). •Valid as Aphyosemion exigoideum Radda & Huber 1977 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:210 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:157 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:20 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:187 [ref. 30034], Fermon et al. 2022:255 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion exigoideum Radda & Huber 1977. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

exiguus, Haplochilus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:265 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 8 (no. 44); ref. 578] Nyong River, southern Cameroon. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1904.7.1.23. •Valid as Kathetys exiguum (Boulenger 1911) -- (Sonnenberg & Schunke 2010:337 [ref. 30994]). •Valid as Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger 1911) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:211 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:15 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:159 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:20 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:177 [ref. 30034], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730], Fermon et al. 2022:255 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Central African Republic south to Gabon and northern Congo Rivr basin. Habitat: freshwater.

fellmanni, Aphyosemion van der Zee [J. R.] & Sonnenberg [R.] 2018:7, Figs. 1-6, 10 [Killi-Data Series 2018; ref. 36381] Djouari River, Djoué River basin, Département de Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, 4°11.52'S, 15°08.41'E. Holotype: MRAC 2014-023-P-0001. Paratypes: AMNH, MRAC, ZSM. •Valid as Aphyosemion fellmanni van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2018. Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion fellmanni van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2018. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Djoué River basin, Republic of the Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

ferranti, Haplochilus Boulenger [G. A.] 1910:285 [Bulletins Mensuels / Société des naturalistes Luxembourgeois v. 20 (no. 10); ref. 14431] Forest creek near Kondué, Kasai Province, southern Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: (3) BMNH 1913.4.5.10 (1). Non-types: MRAC 1864-69 (6), 3327-36 (10), 3337-47 (11), 3348-50 (3), 15325-28 (4). •Valid as Aphyosemion ferranti (Boulenger 1910) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:211 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:162 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:21 [ref. 25711], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2010:64 [ref. 31068], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011:84 [ref. 31317], van der Zee et al. 2018:86 [ref. 35718]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion ferranti (Boulenger 1910). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Upper Congo River Basin, Kasai, southern Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

festivum, Aphyosemion pascheni Amiet [J.-L.] 1987:89 [English p. 214], Pl. 48 (figs. 57, 58) [Faune du Cameroun. Sciences Nat, Compiegne, France. v. 2; ref. 16153] Nyete, 10 kilometers southeast of Kribi, Cameroon Republic. Holotype: not researched. Paratypes: (4) MNHN 1988-1140 (1). •Possibly a valid species -- (Huber 1998:335 [ref. 23502]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion pascheni (Ahl 1928), but a valid subspecies festivum Amiet 1987 as described -- (Wildekamp 1993:247 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:28 [ref. 25711], Legros & Zentz 2007:7 [ref. 29472], van der Zee et al. 2007:225 [ref. 30034]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion pascheni (Ahl 1928). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon (for the subspecies). Habitat: freshwater.

flammulatum, Aphyosemion Chirio [L.], Legros [O.] & Agnèse [J.-F.] in Agnèse, Chirio, Legros, Oslisly & Bhé 2018:13, Fig. 4E-H [European Journal of Taxonomy No. 471; ref. 36256] Lower Aloumbé River, Gabon, 0.39594S, 9.30772E, elevation 30 meters. Holotype: MRAC 2016-019-P-11. Paratypes: MRAC. •Valid as Aphyosemion flammulatum Chirio, Legros & Agnèse 2018 -- (Fermon et al. 2022:255 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion flammulatum Chirio, Legros & Agnèse 2018. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Aloumbé River basin, Wonga-Wongué Presidential Reserve (Gabon) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

flavocyaneum, Aphyosemion Chirio [L.], Legros [O.] & Agnèse [J.-F.] in Agnèse, Chirio, Legros, Oslisly & Bhé 2018:9, Fig. 4A-D [European Journal of Taxonomy No. 471; ref. 36256] Lake Ndaminzé, Gabon, 0.42874S, 9.54502E, elevation 115 meters. Holotype: MRAC 2016-019-P-1. Paratypes: MRAC. Misspelled cyanoflavum [not of Van der Zee et al. 2018] in original description, caption of Fig. 4A-D. •Valid as Aphyosemion flavocyaneum Chirio, Legros & Agnèse 2018. Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion flavocyaneum Chirio, Legros & Agnèse 2018. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Awagné River basin, Wonga-Wongué Presidential Reserve, Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

flavus, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1924:311 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 60 (nos 11/12); ref. 15436] Niger. Holotype (unique): ZMB 21175. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:165 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Epiplatys flavus (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:252 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion calliurum (Boulenger 1911) -- (Seegers 1988:4, 6 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:100 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:13 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion calliurum (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

franzwerneri, Aphyosemion Scheel [J. J.] 1971:61, Fig. [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 19 (no. 5); ref. 7588] Small source 15 kilometers north of the Douala-Edea-Yabassi road junction, towards Yabassi, eastern Cameroon. Holotype: ZMUC P352628. Paratypes: ZMUC P352629 (1, allotype), 352630 (1). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:55 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Scheelsemion franzwerneri (Scheel 1971) -- (van der Zee et al. 2018:88 [ref. 35718]). •Valid as Aphyosemion franzwerneri Scheel 1971 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:212 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:164 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:21 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:189 [ref. 30034], Agnèse et al. 2009:57 [ref. 30120], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730], Eberl 2016:40 [ref. 34296]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion franzwerneri Scheel 1971. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

gabunense, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] 1975:17, Pl. 11 [British Killifish Association, Killi News Jun. 1975; ref. 20501] Small and swampy brook in the rainforest between Lambarené and Fougamou along National Road No. 1, about 30 kilometers southeast of Lambarené, western Gabon, 0°50'S, 10°22'E. Holotype: NMW 77338. Paratypes: NMW 77339-40 (1, 1). •Valid as Aphyosemion gabunense Radda 1975, subspecies gabunense Radda 1975 -- (Radda 1977:263 [ref. 40777], Lazara 2001:22 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:237 [ref. 30034]). •Valid as Aphyosemion gabunense Radda 1975 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:213 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:168 [ref. 26378], Huber 1998:335 [ref. 23502], Fermon et al. 2022:256 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion gabunense Radda 1975. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: lower Ogowe and Ngounie River systems (Gabon) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

grelli, Aphyosemion Valdesalici [S.] & Eberl [W.] 2013:157, Figs. 1-4 [Vertebrate Zoology v. 63 (no. 2); ref. 32900] Province de la Nauounie, Depart. de Tsamba-Magotsi, Ikoy River System (00°59'07"S, 10°56'00" E), Gabon. Holotype: SMNS 25471. Paratypes: SMNS 27979 [not 25472] (7), MTD F 32782-83 (2). Additional information on type locality is provided by Eberl 2014:15 [ref. 33170]. •Valid as Aphyosemion grelli Valdesalici & Eberl 2013 -- (Valdesalici & Eberl 2014:112 [ref. 33277], Valdesalici & Eberl 2016:66 [ref. 34405], Fermon et al. 2022:256 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion grelli Valdesalici & Eberl 2013. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Ikoy River system (Gabon) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

haasi, Aphyosemion cameronense Radda [A. C.] & Pürzl [E.] 1976:140, Figs. 6, 8 [part] [Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft Journal v. 8 (no. 11); ref. 20503] Mountain stream, about 27 kilometers northwest of Zomoko, Amvené tributary, north of Lalara, northern Gabon. Holotype: NMW. Paratypes: NMW (1). •Synonym of Aphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger 1903) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:205 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger 1903), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lazara 2001:15 [ref. 25711], Wildekamp 1993:106 [ref. 26378], van der Zee et al. 2007:203 [ref. 30034]). •Valid as Aphyosemion haasi Radda & Pürzl 1976 -- (Dadaniak et al. 1995:332 [ref. 36170], Sonnenberg & Blum 2005:211 [ref. 28302] in subgenus Mesoaphyosemion, Fermon et al. 2022:257 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion haasi Radda & Pürzl 1976. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: northern Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

halleri, Aphyosemion cameronense Radda [A. C.] & Pürzl [E.] 1976:138, Figs. 5, 8 [part] [Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft Journal v. 8 (no. 11); ref. 20503] Quellfassung der Wasserversorgungsanlage der Katholischen Mission in Ambam, Cameroon. Holotype: NMW [lost]. Paratypes: NMW (2, lost). •Synonym of Aphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger 1903) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:205 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger 1903), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Wildekamp 1993:106 [ref. 26378], van der Zee et al. 2007:201 [ref. 30034]). •Valid as Mesoaphyosemion halleri (Radda & Pürzl 1976) -- (Malumbres et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39641]). •Valid as Aphyosemion halleri Radda & Pürzl 1976 -- (Dadaniak et al. 1995:320 [ref. 36170], Lazara 2001:23 [ref. 25711], Sonnenberg & Blum 2005:211 [ref. 28302], Fermon et al. 2022:257 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion halleri Radda & Pürzl 1976. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Ntem River basin, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

hanneloreae, Aphyosemion hanneloreae Radda [A. C.] & Pürzl [E.] 1985:157, Fig. 1 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift mit Vereinsmitteilungen v. 32 (no. 11); ref. 17262] Tiny mountain rainforest swamp creek in Malinga, Ngounié Province, near the border of Kongo, southern Gabon, elevation 400 meters. Holotype: NMW not researched. Paratypes: NMW (2). Appears as Aphyosemion h. hanneloreae sp. nov; regarded as a new species and new subspecies. •Valid as Aphyosemion hanneloreae Radda & Pürzl 1985, subspecies hannaloreae Radda & Pürzl 1985 -- (Lazara 2001:23 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Aphyosemion hanneloreae Radda & Pürzl 1985 -- (Wildekamp 1993:185 [ref. 26378], van der Zee et al. 2007:211 [ref. 30034], Valdesalici & Eberl 2014:112 [ref. 33277], van der Zee et al. 2018:86 [ref. 35718], Fermon et al. 2022:257 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion hanneloreae Radda & Pürzl 1985. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: southern Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

heinemanni, Aphyosemion Berkenkamp [H. O.] 1983:803, Fig. 1 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 97 (no. 4); ref. 8373] Song Mahi, situated in the affluents to Nyong River system, Cameroon, 3°23'N, 10°32'W. Holotype: MRAC 78-31-P-3. Paratypes: MRAC 78-31-P-4 (1). Aphyosemion heinemanni Berkenkamp, 1980 appeared as name only in Seegers 1980:150 [ref. 23122]. •Valid as Aphyosemion heinemanni Berkenkamp 1983 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:218 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:189 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:23 [ref. 25711], Van de Zee et al. 2007:181 [ref. 30034], Agnèse et al. 2009:57 [ref. 30120]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion heinemanni Berkenkamp 1983. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

hera, Aphyosemion Huber [J. H.] 1998:332, Figs. 1-2 [Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 105 (no. 2); ref. 23502] 45 kilometers northeast of Lambaréné, on road to Bifound, near Benguié, lower Ogooué basin, 0°47'S, 10°32'E, Gabon. Holotype: MHNG 2590.64. Paratypes: BMNH 1998.1.21.1-3 (3); MHNG 2590.65 (1); MNHN 1997-0184 (2), 1997-0185 (4); USNM 347463 (3). •Valid as Aphyosemion hera Huber 1998 -- (Huber 1999:53 [ref. 25500], Lazara 2001:23 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:169 [ref. 30034], van der Zee et al. 2018:86 [ref. 35718], Fermon et al. 2022:257 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion hera Huber 1998. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

herzogi, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] 1975:5, Pls. 8-9 [part] [British Killifish Association, Killi News Jun. 1975; ref. 20501] Fast running brook about 3 kilometers north of Zoumoukou or 16 kilometers north of Lalara on the road to Mitzic and Oyem, northern Gabon, 0°27'N, 12°15'E. Holotype: NMW 77327. Paratypes: NMW 77328-31 (1, 1, 1, 1). •Valid as Aphyosemion herzogi Radda 1975 -- (Radda 1977:260 [ref. 40777], Wildekamp et al. 1986:218 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:191 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:23 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:199 [ref. 30034], Eberl 2016:40 [ref. 34296], Fermon et al. 2022:257 [ref. 39448], Malumbres et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39641] in 'Aphyosemion'). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion herzogi Radda 1975. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: northern Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

hjerresensii, Aphyosemion australe var. Meinken [H.] 1953:123 [Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) v. 6 (no. 12); ref. 26379] Name has been cited by others as a variety or subspecies (see Wildekamp 1993:83 [ref. 26378]). Not available -- see Huber 2006:12 [ref. 28935]. Also seen as hjerreseni and hjerresenii. •In the synonymy of Aphyosemion australe (Rachow 1921) -- (Wildekamp 1993:83 [ref. 26378]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion australe (Rachow 1921). Nothobranchiidae.

hofmanni, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] 1980:203, Fig. 3 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift mit Vereinsmitteilungen v. 27 (no. 11); ref. 8430] Small shallow mountain creek branch, 55 kilometers from the Mimongo-Mbigou Road, near Iméno Mbila, Du Chaillu Massif, southern Gabon. Holotype: MRAC 80-54-P-1536. Paratypes: (52) MRAC 80-54-P-1537-45 (9), 80-54-P-1546-85 (40). •Valid as Aphyosemion hofmanni Radda 1980 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:218 [ref. 6198] as hofmani, Wildekamp 1993:194 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:24 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:207 [ref. 30034], Valdesalici & Eberl 2014:112 [ref. 33277], van der Zee et al. 2018:86 [ref. 35718], Fermon et al. 2022:258 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion hofmanni Radda 1980. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: southern Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

hollyi, Aphyosemion bivittatum Myers [G. S.] 1933:184 [Copeia 1933 (no. 4); ref. 3104] Replacement name for Fundulopanchax bivittatus var. coerulea Meinken 1930, secondarily preoccupied by Fundulus gularis caerulea Boulenger 1915. •Synonym of Aphyosemion bivittatum (Lönnberg 1895) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:202 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:595 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:91 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:12 [ref. 25711], Pohlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion bivittatum (Lönnberg 1895). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

jacobi, Panchax (Aphyosemion) Ahl [E.] 1928:121, Fig. 7 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 79 (nos 3/4) (art. 8); ref. 78] Lolodorf, Cameroon. Lectotype: ZMB 21933. Paralectotypes: ZMB 31489 [ex ZMB 21933] (3). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:165 [ref. 19981]. Lectotype selected by Seegers in Paepke & Seegers 1986:165 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger 1911) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:211 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:22, 26 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:159 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:21 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

jaundensis, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1924:305 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 60 (nos 11/12); ref. 15436] Sangmelima, Cameroon. Holotype (unique): ZMB 31416 [ex ZMB 14413]. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:165 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger 1911) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:211 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:22, 24 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:159 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:21 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

jeanhuberi, Aphyosemion Valdesalici [S.] & Eberl [W.] 2015:111, Figs. 1-3 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 21 (no. 3); ref. 33901] Isiengui, stream Bilala, 18 km N of Divenié along the road to Malinga (2°38’12.2"S, 12°07’14.4"E), Republic of Congo. Holotype: MNHN-IC-2014-2717. Paratypes: NHHN-IC. •Valid as Aphyosemion jeanhuberi Valdesalici & Eberl 2015 -- (Fermon et al. 2022:258 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion jeanhuberi Valdesalici & Eberl 2015. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: border between Gabon and Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

joergenscheeli, Aphyosemion Huber [J. H.] & Radda [A. C.] 1977:101 [3], Fig. [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift für die Schweiz und Oesterreich v. 24 (no. 6); ref. 7256] Rainforest stream, 6 kilometers west of Mimongo, between Magagara and Lamadou, Migoto-Ogoulou subsystem of Ngounie, Gabon. Holotype: NMW 90744. Paratypes: MNHN 1978-0145 (2), 1981-0863 (1); MRAC 77-17-P-473 (1). On p. 3 of separate. •Valid as Aphyosemion joergenscheeli Huber & Radda 1977 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:219 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:199 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:24 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:167 [ref. 30034], Valdesalici & Eberl 2014:112 [ref. 33277], Valdesalici & Eberl 2016:68 [ref. 34405], van der Zee et al. 2018:86 [ref. 35718], Eberl 2021:50 [ref. 38313], Fermon et al. 2022:258 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion joergenscheeli Huber & Radda 1977. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: southwestern Massif du Chaillu (central and southern Gabon) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

kekemense, Aphyosemion bualanum Radda [A. C.] & Scheel [J. J.] 1975:98, Figs. 1, 3, 5; 1 pl. [Das Aquarium, Zeitschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienfreunde v. 9 (no. 69); ref. 7462] Petit N'kam, Kekem District, 35 kilometers north-northeast of N'kongsamba, on road to Bafoussam, Cameroon Republic. Holotype: NMW 74944 (1 of 4). Paratypes: NMW 74944 (3 of 4). Also appeared as new in Radda & Scheel 1976:49 [ref. 31344]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion bualanum (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:203 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion elberti (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp 1993:145 [ref. 26378]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion elberti (Ahl 1924), but a valid subspecies kekemense Radda & Scheel 1975 -- (Lazara 2001:19 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion elberti (Ahl 1924). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

kouamense, Aphyosemion (Chromaphyosemion) Legros [O.] 1999:33, Figs. [Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft Journal v. 31 (no. 2); ref. 24924] Edge of Cristal Mountains, 2.5 kilometers north of Nzog Bizeng (Nzogbinzègue), northwestern Gabon, 0°25'N, 10°04'E. Holotype: MRAC 99-01-P-1. Paratypes: MRAC 99-01-P-2 to 8 (7). •Valid as Chromaphyosemion kouamense (Legros 1999) -- (Sonnenberg 2000:89 [ref. 26135], Sonnenberg 2007:32 [ref. 29286], Sonnenberg 2008:369 [ref. 29383]). •Valid as Aphyosemion kouamense Legros 1999 -- (Legros 2000:40 [ref. 34970], Lazara 2001:24 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:163 [ref. 30034], Pohlmann 2009:38 [ref. 30191], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730], Fermon et al. 2022:258 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion kouamense Legros 1999. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Monts de Cristal (Gabon) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

koungueense, Chromaphyosemion Sonnenberg [R.] 2007:7, Figs. 3-6 [Zootaxa No. 1591; ref. 29286] At the road from Edea to Dizangue and Ndonga, river Koungué, a small river in the forest near the village of Koungué Ndonga, 3°48'36.9"N, 9°55'03.9"E, Cameroon. Holotype: ZFMK 39949. Paratypes: CENAREST Res. Stn., Batoke, Cameroon (2); ZFMK 39950-55 (6), 39956-57 (2), 39958-59 (2), 39960-64 (5), 39965-69 (5). Type catalog: Herder et al. 2010:122 [ref. 31087]. •Valid as Chromaphyosemion koungueense Sonnenberg 2007 -- (Sonnenberg 2008:370 [ref. 29383]). •Valid as Aphyosemion koungueense (Sonnenberg 2007) -- (based on status of Chromaphyosemion, Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion koungueense (Sonnenberg 2007). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Cameroon, western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

labarrei, Aphyosemion (Fundulopanchax) Poll [M.] 1951:168 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 45 (pts 1-2); ref. 12910] Small creek of Ngufu River, near Kiava, 20 kilometers from Madimba (Inkisi), Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 74865. Paratypes: CAS-SU 17482 (2); MRAC 37907-11 (5), 37912-15 (4), 48011-26 (16), 74866-69 (4), 77143-77 (35), 77178-215 (38), 77401-02 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:52 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Aphyosemion labarrei Poll 1951 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:219 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:201 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:24 [ref. 25711], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2010:58 [ref. 31068], Valdesalici & Eberl 2013:157 [ref. 32900], Valdesalici & Eberl 2014:116 [ref. 33277], van der Zee et al. 2018:86 [ref. 35718], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2018:7 [ref. 36381]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion labarrei Poll 1951. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Inkisi River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

lamberti, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] & Huber [J. H.] 1977:61, figs. 4-5 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift für die Schweiz und Oesterreich v. 24 (no. 4); ref. 7276] Gabon [west of Booué, Central Gabon]. Holotype: NMW 90754. Paratypes: MRAC 77-17-P-466-67 (2); NMW 90755-56 (12, 10). Also appeared in Radda et al. 1977:464 [ref. 8890]. Named for J. G. Lambert and André Lambert, the correct species epithet would be lambertorum, not to be corrected according to the ICZN. •Valid as Aphyosemion lamberti Radda & Huber 1977 -- (Woeltjes 1983:12 [ref. 30503], Wildekamp et al. 1986:220 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:204 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:24 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:217 [ref. 30034], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011:83 [ref. 31317], Fermon et al. 2022:258 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion lamberti Radda & Huber 1977. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

lefiniense, Aphyosemion Woeltjes [T.] 1984:5, Figs. 1-6 [Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft Journal v. 16 (no. 1); ref. 26382] Small pool next to creek, near La Lefini, south of Lefini River, 200 kilometers north of Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, Africa (2°54'S, 15°39'E). Holotype: RG MRAC 83-32-P-1. Paratypes: RG MRAC 83-32-P-2 (1), RG MRAC uncat. (7). •Valid as Aphyosemion lefiniense Woeltjes 1984 -- (Wildekamp 1993:206 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:25 [ref. 25711], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011:84 [ref. 31317], van der Zee et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35718], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2018:7 [ref. 36381]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion lefiniense Woeltjes 1984. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Southern tributaries of the Lefini River, lower Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

lividum, Aphyosemion Legros [O.] & Zentz [F.] 2007:11, Figs. on p. 14; upper Fig. on p. 23 [Killi-contact: Périodique bimestriel / Association Killiphile Francophone de Belgique v. 35 (no. 6); ref. 29472] Ruisseau á Ntoumba, Sud-Est d'Edéa, Cameroun. Holotype: MRAC 2007-38-P-1. Paratypes: MRAC 2007-38-P-2-12 (11) •Valid as Aphyosemion lividum Legros & Zentz 2007 -- (Agnèse et al. 2009:57 [ref. 30120]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion lividum Legros & Zentz 2007. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Ntoumba, region of Edéa, Cameroon, western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

loboanus, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1924:306 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 60 (nos 11/12); ref. 15436] Cameroon. Holotype: ZMB 31558 [ex ZMB 19388]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger 1911) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:211 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:22, 25 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:159 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:21 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Kathetys exiguum (Boulenger 1911) -- (Sonnenberg & Schunke 2010:337 [ref. 30994]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

loennbergii, Fundulus Boulenger [G. A.] 1903:440 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 12 (no. 70) (art. 42); ref. 15018] Kribi River, southern Cameroon. Syntypes: BMNH 1903.7.28.124-125 (2). •Valid as Chromaphyosemion loennbergii (Boulenger 1903) -- (Sonnenberg 2000:87 [ref. 26135], Legros et al. 2005:16 [ref. 28303], Sonnenberg 2007:3 [ref. 29286]). •Valid as Aphyosemion loennbergii (Boulenger 1903) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:221 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:35 [ref. 19980], Amiet 1991:94 [ref. 20000], Wildekamp 1993:215 [ref. 26378], Legros 1999:34 [ref. 24924], Legros 2000:9 [ref. 34970], Lazara 2001:25 [ref. 25711], Legros & Zentz 2006:17 [ref. 29068], van der Zee et al. 2007:161 [ref. 30034], Pohlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion loennbergii (Boulenger 1903). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

loloensis, Panchax (Aphyosemion) Ahl [E.] 1928:121, Fig. 8 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 79 (nos 3/4) (art. 8); ref. 78] Lolodorf, Cameroon. Holotype: ZMB 21031. Paratypes: MNHN 1936-0034 [ex ZMB] (1), ZMB 31490 [ex ZMB 21031] (2). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:22 [ref. 19576], Paepke & Seegers 1986:166 [ref. 19981]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger 1911) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:211 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:22, 27 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:159 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:21 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

lorai, Aphyosemion Valdesalici [S.] & Malumbres [F. J.] 2023:149 [Zootaxa 5361 (no. 1); ref. 40574] Chikwo stream near the village of Fegayong, Wele River system, Province Centro Sur, Equatorial Guinea, 1°24'46.6"N, 10°38'13.8"E. Holotype: MNCN AT 29310. Paratypes: MNCN AT 29311 (6). First published in an ICZN unavailable publication [ref. 39819]. •Valid as Aphyosemion lorai Valdesalici & Malumbres 2023. Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion lorai Valdesalici & Malumbres 2023. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Wele River system, Province Centro Sur, Equatorial Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

losantosi, Mesoaphyosemion Malumbres [F. J.], Sonnenberg [R.] & van der Zee [J. R.] 2022:11, Figs. 4-5 [Graellsia v. 78 (no. 2): e173; ref. 39641] Affluent of Río Nfogoyi, a left bank tributary of Río Wele, 100 meter west of the village of Bisun, Centro Sur Province, Equatorial Guinea, 1°43'43.5"N, 10°17'29.4"E. Holotype: MRAC 2019.008.P.0001. Paratypes: AMNH, MNCN, MRAC, ZSM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Aphyosemion losantosi (Malumbres, Sonnenberg & van der Zee 2022). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion losantosi (Malumbres, Sonnenberg & van der Zee 2022). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Westcentral Africa: central Equatorial Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

louessensis, Haplochilus lujae var. Pellegrin [J.] 1931:221 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 56 (no. 3); ref. 16322] Louesse, Kouilou River, Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1931-0126. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:23 [ref. 19576]. •Valid as Aphyosemion louessense (Pellegrin 1931) -- (Radda 1980:4 [ref. 31297], Wildekamp et al. 1986:222 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:217 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:25 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:221 [ref. 30034], Valdesalici & Eberl 2015:110, 119 [ref. 33901], van der Zee et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35718], Fermon et al. 2022:259 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion louessense (Pellegrin 1931). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Republic of Congo and Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

lugens, Aphyosemion (Chromaphyosemion) Amiet [J.-L.] 1991:85, Figs. 1a, 2-4 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 20000] Afan Essokié, Province of Littoral, Cameroon. Holotype: MNHN 1988-1144. Paratypes: Amiet coll. (1) and (2). •Valid as Chromaphyosemion lugens (Amiet 1991) -- (Sonnenberg 2000:88 [ref. 26135], Legros et al. 2005:16 [ref. 28303]). •Valid as Aphyosemion lugens Amiet 1991 -- (Wildekamp 1993:220 [ref. 26378], Legros 2000:33 [ref. 34970], Lazara 2001:26 [ref. 25711], Legros & Zentz 2006:17 [ref. 29068], Legros & Zentz 2007:7 [ref. 29472], van der Zee et al. 2007:157 [ref. 30034], Pohlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion lugens Amiet 1991. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Ntem and Lobé river systems, Cameroon, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

lujae, Haplochilus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:263 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 8 (no. 44); ref. 578] Kondué, Kasai River, Sankuru River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: (many) BMNH 1911.7.19-24 (6); MRAC 3419-30 (12), 3431-33 (3). Also appeared as new in Boulenger 1911:223 [ref. 19571] and [ref. 40592], earliest not researched. •Valid as Aphyosemion lujae (Boulenger 1911) -- (Woeltjes 1983:8 [ref. 30503], Wildekamp et al. 1986:222 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:222 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:26 [ref. 25711], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2010:64 [ref. 31068], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011:84 [ref. 31317], van der Zee et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35718]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion lujae (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Sankuru River drainage, upper Congo River basin, Kasai, southern Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

maculatum, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] & Pürzl [E.] 1977:27, Fig. 7 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift für die Schweiz und Oesterreich v. 24 (no. 2); ref. 7278] Rainforest creek at the Koumameyong-Ovan National highway No.4, 33 kilometers east of Koumameyong, 20 kilometers west of Ovan, northern Gabon. Holotype: NMW 90757. Paratypes: MRAC 77-17-P-477-481 (5), NMW 90754 (3). Also appeared in Radda, Huber & Pürzl 1977:464 [ref. 8890]. •Valid as Aphyosemion (Mesoaphysemion) maculatus Radda & Pürzl 1977 -- (Sonnenberg & Blum 2005:211 [ref. 28302]). •Valid as Mesoaphyosemion maculatum (Radda & Pürzl 1977) -- (van der Zee et al. 2018:88 [ref. 35718], Malumbres et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39641]). •Valid as Aphyosemion maculatum Radda & Pürzl 1977 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:223 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:225 [ref. 26378], Dadaniak et al. 1995:344 [ref. 36170], Lazara 2001:26 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:197 [ref. 30034], Fermon et al. 2022:259 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion maculatum Radda & Pürzl 1977. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

malumbresi, Aphyosemion (Chromaphyosemion) Legros [O.] & Zentz [F.] 2006:9, 2 figs. [Killi-contact: Périodique bimestriel / Association Killiphile Francophone de Belgique v. 34 (no. 6); ref. 29068] 4 kilometers north of Ndyiacom système hydrographique du Rio Muni, 2°03.358'N. 9°55.319'E, Equatorial Guinea. Holotype: MRAC A6-48-P-1. Paratypes: MRAC A6-48-P-2-4 (3). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Chromaphyosemion malumbresi (Legros & Zentz 2006.) -- (Sonnenberg 2007:3 [ref. 29286], Sonnenberg 2008:369 [ref. 29383]). •Valid as Aphyosemion malumbresi Legros & Zentz 2006 -- (Pohlmann 2009:38 [ref. 30191], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730] dated 2007). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion malumbresi Legros & Zentz 2006. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Equatorial Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

mandoroense, Aphyosemion van der Zee [J. R.], Walsh [G.], Boukaka Mikembi [V. N.], Jonker [M. N.], Alexandre [M. P.] & Sonnenberg [R.] 2018:76, Figs. 10-11 [Zootaxa 4369 (no. 1); ref. 35718] Mandoro River, swamp forest floodbenches, tributary of the Louessé River, Niari River drainage, Republic of the Congo, 2°25'27"S, 12°53'19"E. Holotype: AMNH 263405. Paratypes: AMNH. •Valid as Aphyosemion mandoroense van der Zee, Walsh, Boukaka Mikembi, Jonker, Alexandre & Sonnenberg 2018. Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion mandoroense van der Zee, Walsh, Boukaka Mikembi, Jonker, Alexandre & Sonnenberg 2018. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Upper Louessé River system, southern Massif du Chaillu, Congo, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

margaretae, Aphyosemion Fowler [H. W.] 1936:320, Fig. 130 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 88; ref. 1424] Forest rills near Saidi's Village, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: ANSP 65902. Paratypes: ANSP 65903 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:96 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Aphyosemion margaretae Fowler 1936 -- (Woeltjes 1983:10 [ref. 30503], Wildekamp et al. 1986:223 [ref. 6198], Lazara 2001:26 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion christyi (Boulenger 1915) -- (Wildekamp 1993:122 [ref. 26378], van der Zee & Huber 2006:136 [ref. 28903], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011:73 [ref. 31317]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion christyi (Boulenger 1915). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

marginatum, Aphyosemion gabunense Radda [A. C.] & Huber [J. H.] 1977:143, Fig. 3 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift mit Vereinsmitteilungen v. 24 (no. 8); ref. 7277] Residual pool of a rainforest creek 9 kilometers southwest of Bifoun at National highway No. 1, western Gabon, elevation 70 meters. Holotype: NMW 90750 (1 of 5). Paratypes: MNHN 1978-0141 (2), MZUV (6), NMW 90750 (4 of 5). •Synonym of Aphyosemion gabunense Radda 1975 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:213 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion gabunense Radda 1975, but a valid subspecies marginatum Radda & Huber 1977 as described -- (Wildekamp 1993:172 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:22 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:237 [ref. 30034]). •Valid as Aphyosemion marginatum Radda & Huber 1977 -- (Fermon et al. 2022:256 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion marginatum Radda & Huber 1977. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: near Bifoun (western Gabon) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

melanogaster, Chromaphyosemion Legros [O.], Zentz [F.] & Agnèse [J.-F.] 2005:5, Figs. [Killi-contact: Périodique bimestriel / Association Killiphile Francophone de Belgique v. 33 (no. 3); ref. 28303] Small brook crossing the road Kribi-Akom II, between Natondeur and Nagado, 6 kilometers on the unsealed stretch of the road, Cameroon, 2°54'01.0"E, 9°57'05.3"E, elevation 34 meters. Holotype: MRAC 2005-11-P-01. Paratypes: MRAC 2005-11-P-02 to 05 (4), 2005-11-P-06 to 07 (2). Plus non-type material at MRAC. •Valid as Chromaphyosemion melanogaster Legros, Zentz & Agnèse 2005 -- (Sonnenberg 2007:31 [ref. 29286], Sonnenberg 2008:369 [ref. 29383]). •Valid as Aphyosemion melanogaster (Legros, Zentz & Agnèse) -- (Pohlmann 2009:38 [ref. 30191] Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion melanogaster (Legros, Zentz & Agnèse 2005). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

melanopteron, Aphyosemion Goldstein [R. J.] & Ricco [J. F.] 1970:9, 2 figs. [Journal of the American Killifish Association v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 7422] Congo River basin, Congo. Holotype: USNM 203861. Paratypes: USNM 203862-63 (2), 204102 (2). •Synonym of Aphyosemion congicum (Ahl 1924) -- (Woeltjes 1983:11 [ref. 30503], Wildekamp et al. 1986:209 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:12 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:135 [ref. 26378], Seegers 1997:15 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:17 [ref. 25711], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2010:64 [ref. 31068], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2018:15 [ref. 36381]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion congicum (Ahl 1924). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

melinoeides, Chromaphyosemion Sonnenberg [R.] 2007:16, Figs. 12-14 [Zootaxa No. 1591; ref. 29286] On the road from Kribi to Ebolowa, the first stream crosssing the road after the village of Akok in the direction of Ebolowa, 2°47'30.4"N, 10°17'00.0"E, Cameroon. Holotype: ZFMK 40000. Paratypes: CENAREST Res. Stn., Batoke, Cameroon (1) + (1); ZFMK 39987-88 (2), 39989-39997 (10), 39998-39999 (2), 40001-40003 (3), 40004 (1). Type catalog: Herder et al. 2010:122 [ref. 31087]. •Valid as Aphyosemion melinoeides (Sonnenberg 2007) -- (Pohlmann 2009:38 [ref. 30191], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion melinoeides (Sonnenberg 2007). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

mengilai, Aphyosemion Valdesalici [S.] & Eberl [W.] 2014:112, Figs. 1-3 [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 20 (no. 2); ref. 33277] Magotsi, 42 km east of Ikobey (Ikobé), small stream named Obélé in the village Evouta, Gabon, 1°03’75"S, 11°11’34"E. Holotype: SMNS 27069. Paratypes: many at MNHN, SMNS. Plus additional non-type material. Also appeared in Eberl 2014:67 [ref. 34180]. •Valid as Aphyosemion mengilai Valdesalici & Eberl 2014 -- (Valdesalici & Eberl 2016:66 [ref. 34405], Fermon et al. 2022:259 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion mengilai Valdesalici & Eberl 2014. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Ikoy River basin (Gabon) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

microphtalmum, Aphyosemion striatum Lambert [J. G.] & Géry [J.] 1968:299, Fig. 1 [Biologia Gabonica v. 3 (no. 4) (for 1967); ref. 7903] Ivindo River basin, Gabon. Holotype: MRAC 164733. Paratypes: MRAC 140057-58 (2). •Synonym of Aphyosemion escherichi (Ahl 1924) -- (Seegers 1988:17 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:152 [ref. 26378], Seegers 1997:15 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:20 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Aphyosemion microphtalmum Lambert & Géry 1968 -- (Radda 1980:2 [ref. 31297] as microphthalmum, Wildekamp et al. 1986:224 [ref. 6198], Sonnenberg & Blum 2005:218 [ref. 28302]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion microphtalmum Lambert & Géry 1968. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

microstomus, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1924:303 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 60 (nos 11/12); ref. 15436] Cameroon. Lectotype: ZMB 14725. Paralectotypes: ZMB 31491 [ex ZMB 14725] (3). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:166 [ref. 19981]. Lectotype selected by Seegers in Paepke & Seegers 1986:166 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger 1903) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:205 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:8, 10 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:103 [ref. 26378], Dadaniak et al. 1995:250 [ref. 36170] as microstomum). •Synonym of Aphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger 1903), subspecies cameronense (Boulenger 1903) -- (Lazara 2001:14 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger 1903). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

mikeae, Aphyosemion wachtersi Radda [A. C.] 1980:199, Fig. 9 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift mit Vereinsmitteilungen v. 27 (no. 11); ref. 8986] Mpoutoulou River, Gnimi-Quartier Mbaya village, Lékoumou Province, southern Republic of the Congo. Holotype: not researched. Paratypes: (1). •Synonym of Aphyosemion wachtersi Radda & Huber 1978 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:240 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion wachtersi Radda & Huber 1978, but a valid subspecies mikeae Radda 1980 as described -- (Radda 1980:3 [ref. 31297], Wildekamp 1993:291 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:32 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:195 [ref. 30034]). •Valid as Aphyosemion mikeae Radda 1980 -- (Fermon et al. 2022:262 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion mikeae Radda 1980. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: southern Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

mimbon, Aphyosemion Huber [J. H.] 1977:8, Fig. [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 7255] Small running brook, in Akoga village, about 55 kilometers from Médouneu, flowing into the Mvé in 150 meters further down, Gabon. Holotype: MNHN 1978-0146. Paratypes: MNHN 1978-0147 (2), 1978-0148 (6), 1981-0866 (19); MZN (13). •Valid as Aphyosemion mimbon Huber 1977 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:225 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:231 [ref. 26378], Dadaniak et al. 1995:356 [ref. 36170], Lazara 2001:27 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Mesoaphyosemion mimbon (Huber 1977) -- (Malumbres et al. 2022:7 [ref. 39641]). •Valid as Aphyosemion (Mesospysemion) mimbon Huber 1977 -- (Sonnenberg & Blum 2005:211 [ref. 28302], Fermon et al. 2022:259 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion mimbon Huber 1977. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

mitemelense, Aphyosemion Malumbres [F. J.], Sonnenberg [R.] & van der Zee [J. R.] 2022:16, Figs. 8-10 [Graellsia v. 78 (no. 2): e173; ref. 39641] Nki-Besua creek, Mitimele River basin, Litoral Province, Equatorial Guinea, 1°06'00.6"N, 10°08'25.9"E. Holotype: MRAC 2019.008.P.0017. Paratypes: AMNH, MNCN, MRAC, ZSM. Plus additional non-type material. Spelled mitemelensis in Tables 6 and 7. •Valid as Aphyosemion mitemelense Malumbres, Sonnenberg & van der Zee 2022. Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion mitemelense Malumbres, Sonnenberg & van der Zee 2022. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Central Africa: Mitemele River basin, Equatorial Guinea and Noya River basin, northwest Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

montealenense, Mesoaphyosemion Malumbres [F. J.], Sonnenberg [R.] & van der Zee [J. R.] 2022:13, Figs. 6-7 [Graellsia v. 78 (no. 2): e173; ref. 39641] Stream Biñogo affluent of Río Laňa, a left bank tributary of Río Wele, just west of the village of Moka, Centro Sur Province, Equatorial Guinea, about 1°39'06"N, 10°19'10"E, elevation circa 690 meters. Holotype: MRAC 2019.008.P.0012. Paratypes: MNCN, MRAC. Spelled montealenensis in Tables 4 and 5. •Valid as Aphyosemion montealenense (Malumbres, Sonnenberg & van der Zee 2022). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion montealenense (Malumbres, Sonnenberg & van der Zee 2022). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Central Africa: southeast of Monte Alén, central Equatorial Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

multicolor, Fundulopanchax Brüning [C.] 1929:372, Fig. 2 [Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 26 (no. 24); ref. 26386] Old Calabar, Nigeria (aquarium import). Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. Author and date often given in literature as Meinken 1930 but Brüning 1929 has priority. Name appears later in same year in Brüning 1929:758 [ref. 6187]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion bitaeniatum (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp 1993:88 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:11 [ref. 25711], Pohlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191]). •Synonym of Chromaphyosemion bitaeniatum (Ahl 1924) -- (Sonnenberg 2000:83 [ref. 26135], Sonnenberg 2007:33 [ref. 29286]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion bitaeniatum (Ahl 1924). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

multicolor, Fundulopanchax Meinken [H.] 1930:18, Fig. [Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 27 (no. 2); ref. 19861] Lagos, Nigeria. Lectotype: ZMB 31422. Paralectotypes: ZMB 31423 (1). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:159 [ref. 19981]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Fundulopanchax multicolor Brüning 1829. See also Meinken 1930:306 [ref. 16110]. Lectotype selected by Paepke & Seegers 1986:159 [ref. 19981]. See Huber 1998:17 [ref. 23446] for locality information. •Synonym of Aphyosemion bitaeniatum (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:201 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:56 [ref. 19980], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:596 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:88 [ref. 26378], Pohlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion bitaeniatum (Ahl 1924). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

musafirii, Aphyosemion van der Zee [J. R.] & Sonnenberg [R.] 2011:77, Figs. 2-6 [Bonn zoological Bulletin v. 60 (no. 1); ref. 31317] 67 km on the raod from Kisangqani to Ubundu, 1°30'N, 25°21'E, northeastern Congo River basin, Tshopo Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, elevation 750 meters. Holotype: MRAC 2011-007-P-1. Paratypes: MRAC 2011-007-P-2-5 (4), 2011-007-P-6-9 (4). Plus non-type material. •Valid as Aphyosemion musafirii van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011 -- (van der Zee et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35718]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion musafirii van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Ruike and Romeé River drainages, left bank of upper Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

nigri, Aphyosemion (Fundulopanchax) Ahl [E.] 1935:124 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 112 (nos 5/6); ref. 13867] Niger River mouth. Holotype (unique): ZMB (not found). No types at ZMB: Paepke & Seegers 1986:155 [ref. 19981], Paepke 1995:93 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion bitaeniatum (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:201 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:56 [ref. 19980], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:596 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:88 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:12 [ref. 25711], Pohlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191]). •Synonym of Chromaphyosemion bitaeniatum (Ahl 1924) -- (Sonnenberg 2007:33 [ref. 29286]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion bitaeniatum (Ahl 1924). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

normani, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1928:120, Fig. 6 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 79 (nos 3/4) (art. 8); ref. 78] Yaoundé, Cameroon. Holotype (unique): ZMB 21945. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:166 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion obscurum (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:227 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger 1911) -- (Seegers 1988:22, 25 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:159 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:21 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

obscurus, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1924:55 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 60 (nos 1/2) (art. 4); ref. 76] Yaoundé, Cameroon. Holotype (unique): ZMB 21946 [ex ZMB 21938 = ex ZMB 14413]. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:166 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Aphyosemion obscurum (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:227 [ref. 6198], Dadaniak et al. 1995:296 [ref. 36170], Lazara 2001:27 [ref. 25711], Costa 2009:122 [ref. 30421]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger 1903) -- (Seegers 1988:8, 10 [ref. 19980]). •Valid as Amphyosemion (Mesoaphyosemion) obscurum (Ahl 1924) -- (Sonnenberg & Blum 2005:211 [ref. 28302]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion cameronense (Boulenger 1903), but a valid subspecies obscurum -- (Wildekamp 1993:110 [ref. 26378], van der Zee et al. 2007:203 [ref. 30034]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion obscurum (Ahl 1924). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: southern Cameroon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

ocellatum, Aphyosemion Huber [J. H.] & Radda [A. C.] 1977:100 [2], Fig. 5 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift für die Schweiz und Oesterreich v. 24 (no. 6); ref. 7256] Rainforest stream, 6 kilometers west of Mimongo, on way to Lebamba between Magagara and Lamadou, Migoto-Ogoulou system, Gabon. Holotype: NMW 90743 (1 of 10). Paratypes: MNHN 1978-0149 (4), 1981-0868 (11); MRAC 77-17-P-470-471 (2); NMW 90743 (9 of 10). On p. 2 of separate. •Valid as Aphyosemion ocellatum Huber & Radda 1977 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:228 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:233 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:27 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:225 [ref. 30034], Valdesalici & Eberl 2013:157 [ref. 32900], Valdesalici & Eberl 2014:116 [ref. 33277], van der Zee et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35718], Fermon et al. 2022:259 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion ocellatum Huber & Radda 1977. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon and Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

ogoensis, Haplochilus lujae var. Pellegrin [J.] 1930:201 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 55 (no. 3); ref. 16118] La Passa, Upper Ogowe [Ogooué] River, Gabon. Lectotype: MNHN 1924-0241. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1924-0240 (10) River Léconi, MNHN [ex MNHN 1924-0241] (13) La Passa. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:22-23 [ref. 19576]. Lectotype selected by Huber 1981:138 [ref. 23449]. See Huber 1998:15-16 [ref. 23446] for locality information. •Valid as Aphyosemion ogoense (Pellegrin 1930) -- (Radda 1980:3 [ref. 31297], Wildekamp et al. 1986:229 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:237 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:27 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:207 [ref. 30034], Valdesalici & Eberl 2015:119 [ref. 33901], van der Zee et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35718], Fermon et al. 2022:260 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion ogoense (Pellegrin 1930). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon and Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

omega, Chromaphyosemion Sonnenberg [R.] 2007:12, Figs. 9-11 [Zootaxa No. 1591; ref. 29286] Old road from Edea to Douala, small river Ngo Njock near the village of Ndog Nyang, 3°59'12.4"N, 10°05'50.3" E, Cameroon. Holotype: ZFMK 39970. Paratypes: CENAREST Res. Stn., Batoke, Cameroon (1) + (1); ZFMK 39971-80 (10), 39981-86 (7). Type catalog: Herder et al. 2010:123 [ref. 31087]. •Valid as Aphyosemion omega (Sonnenberg 2007) -- (Pohlmann 2009:38 [ref. 30191], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion omega (Sonnenberg 2007). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

ottogartneri, Aphyosemion ogoense Radda [A. C.] 1980:197, Fig. 7 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift mit Vereinsmitteilungen v. 27 (no. 11); ref. 8986] Lefini, Pool Province, Congo. Holotype: NMW. Paratypes: NMW. •Synonym of Aphyosemion ogoense (Pellegrin 1930) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:230 [ref. 6198], Valdesalici & Eberl 2015:119 [ref. 33901]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion ogoense (Pellegrin 1930), but a valid subspecies ottogartneri Radda 1980 as described -- (Radda 1980:3 [ref. 31297], Wildekamp 1993:239 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:28 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:209 [ref. 30034]). •Valid as Aphyosemion ottogartneri Radda 1980 -- (Valdesalici & Eberl 2015:119 [ref. 33901], van der Zee et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35718]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion ottogartneri Radda 1980. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

pamaense, Aphyosemion (Chromaphyosemion) Agnèse [J.-F.], Legros [O.], Cazaux [B.] & Estivals [G.] 2013:521, Figs. 2-5 [Zootaxa 3670 (no. 4); ref. 32730] 1.6 km east of Pama village in the direction of Béla, small brook forming upper part of the river Pama, Nyong basin, 3°16.420"N, 10°05.235'E, Cameroon. Holotype: MRAC B2-08-P-1. Paratypes: MRAC B2-08-2 (1), B2-08-P-3-20 (17). Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Aphyosemion pamaense Agnèse, Legros, Cazaux & Estivals 2013. Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion pamaense Agnèse, Legros, Cazaux & Estivals 2013. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Pama River, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

pappenheimi, Fundulus Ahl [E.] 1924:142 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 61(nos 5/6); ref. 15437] Bipindihof [Bipindi], Cameroon. Holotype (unique): ZMB 21935. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:161 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:93 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion loennbergii (Boulenger 1903) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:222 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:37, 39 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:215 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:25 [ref. 25711], Pohlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191]). •Possibly valid as Aphyosemion pappenheimi (Ahl 1924) -- (Legros 2000:14 [ref. 34970]). •Synonym of Chromaphyosemion loennbergii (Boulenger 1903) -- (Sonnenberg 2000:90 [ref. 26135], Sonnenberg 2007:33 [ref. 29286]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion loennbergii (Boulenger 1903). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

pascheni, Panchax (Aphyosemion) Ahl [E.] 1928:122, Fig. 9 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 79 (nos 3/4) (art. 8); ref. 78] Longji, southwestern Cameroon. Holotype: ZMB 21938. Paratypes: ZMB 31479 [ex ZMB 21938] (3). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:167 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Aphyosemion pascheni (Ahl 1928) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:230 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:43 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:245 [ref. 26378], Huber 1998:335 [ref. 23502]). •Valid as Aphyosemion pascheni (Ahl 1928), subspecies pascheni (Ahl 1928) -- (Lazara 2001:28 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:235 [ref. 30034], Agnèse et al. 2009:57 [ref. 30120]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion pascheni (Ahl 1928). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

passaroi, Aphyosemion Huber [J. H.] 1994:78, Fig. 1 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 20 (no. 3) [for 1993]; ref. 21309] Southeastern Gabon, 81.3 kilometers east of Moukabou towards Koulamoutou, 1.42°S, 12.03°E. Holotype: MNHN 1993-0293. Paratypes: ANSP uncat. (2); MNHN 1993-0294 (3); ZSM 29257 (1). Type catalog: Neumann 2011:271 [ref. 31652]. •Valid as Aphyosemion passaroi Huber 1994 -- (Lazara 2001:28 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:227 [ref. 30034], Valdesalici & Eberl 2013:157 [ref. 32900], van der Zee et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35718], Fermon et al. 2022:260 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion passaroi Huber 1994. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

paucipunctatum, Aphyosemion louessense Huber [J. H.] & Radda [A. C.] 1979:181, Fig. [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift mit Vereinsmitteilungen v. 26 (no. 11); ref. 20505] Nomen nudum mentioned in synonymy of Aphyosemion louessense (Pellegrin 1931) by Wildekamp 1993:217 [ref. 26378]. Name not italicized in original work by Huber & Radda and not combined with species name as shown in Wildekamp 1993:217 [ref. 26378]. Used as a vernacular name to denote unusual population. Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion louessense (Pellegrin 1931). Nothobranchiidae.

plagitaenium, Aphyosemion Huber [J. H.] 1980:41, Fig. 9 caption [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 26383] Not available; appeared as name only in Huber 1980 [ref. 26383] in caption to Fig. 9 on p. 41 and in reference on p. 42. Not the same as Aphyosemion plagitaenium Huber 2004. •In the synonymy of Aphyosemion ogoense (Pellegrin 1930) -- (Wildekamp 1993:237 [ref. 26378]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion ogoense (Pellegrin 1930). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

plagitaenium, Aphyosemion Huber [J. H.] 2004:72, Figs. [Freshwater and Marine Aquarium v. 27 (no. 12); ref. 27984] Near village Epoma (=Opouma), Province Sangha, northeastern Congo, 0.476°N, 51.351°E, elevation 393 meters. Holotype: MNHN 2004-1288. Paratypes: BMNH 2004.7.29.1 (1), MNHN 2004-1289 (6), ZSM 31148 (2). Type catalog: Neumann 2011:271 [ref. 31652]. This name also appeared as a nomen nudum in Huber 1980 and represented a different species in the same genus. •Valid as Aphyosemion plagitaenium Huber 2004 -- (van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011:78 [ref. 31317]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion plagitaenium Huber 2004. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Epoma (northern-central Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

poliaki, Aphyosemion (Chromaphyosemion) Amiet [J.-L.] 1991:89, Figs. 1b, 6-8 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 20000] 56 kilometers west-northwest of Tiko, Tamben, Province of Sud-Ouest, Cameroon. Holotype: MNHN 1988-1143. Paratypes: Amiet coll. (1, 7, 8). •Questionably distinct from Chromaphyosemion volcanum (Radda & Wildekamp 1977) -- (Völker et al. 2007:2 [ref. 29147]). •Valid as Chromaphyosemion poliaki (Amiet 1991) -- (Sonnenberg 2000:86 [ref. 26135], Legros et al. 2005:17 [ref. 28303], Sonnenberg 2007:3 [ref. 29286], van der Zee et al. 2018:88 [ref. 35718]). •Valid as Aphyosemion poliaki Amiet 1991 -- (Wildekamp 1993:251 [ref. 26378], Legros 2000:8 [ref. 34970], Lazara 2001:28 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:157 [ref. 30034], Pohlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion poliaki Amiet 1991. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

polli, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] & Pürzl [E.] 1987:9, 124, Fig. [Colour atlas of cyprinodonts of the rain forests of tropical Africa; ref. 14231] Near Kinshasa [Leopoldville], Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: Radda coll. (134 mm. spec.). Paratypes: MRAC 73150 (1), 77345 (1), 80138 (1), 80150-55 (5), 103583-91 (8); Radda coll. (2 of 3). •Synonym of Aphyosemion christyi (Boulenger 1915) -- (Wildekamp 1993:122 [ref. 26378]). •Valid as Aphyosemion polli Radda & Pürzl 1987 -- (Lazara 2001:29 [ref. 25711], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011:78 [ref. 31317]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion polli Radda & Pürzl 1987. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Upper Congo River basin, northern Democratic Republic of Congo and Central African Republic. Habitat: freshwater.

polychromus, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1924:308 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 60 (nos 11/12); ref. 15436] Cap Lopez, Gabon. Lectotype: ZMB 21939. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1929-0212 [ex ZMB] (2); ZMB 20981 (2), 20985 (1), 21033 (2), 21203 (4), 21064 (1), 31550 [ex ZMB 21939] (1), 31551 [ex ZMB 21939] (13). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:21 [ref. 19576], Paepke & Seegers 1986:167 [ref. 19981]. Lectotype selected by by Seegers in Paepke & Seegers 1986:167 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion australe (Rachow 1921) -- (Radda 1980:2 [ref. 31297], Wildekamp et al. 1986:199 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:56 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:83 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:9 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion australe (Rachow 1921). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

preussi, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1924:55 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 60 (nos 1/2) (art. 4); ref. 76] Yaoundé, Cameroon. Holotype (unique): ZMB 16425. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:167 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger 1911) -- (Seegers 1988:22 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:159 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:21 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion exiguum (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

primigenium, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] & Huber [J. H.] 1977:138, Fig. 1 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift mit Vereinsmitteilungen v. 24 (no. 8); ref. 7277] Stream, Douano subsystem (Nyanga), in the rainforest of the Mayumbe mountains at Banyanga, western Gabon, elevation 250 meters. Holotype: NMW 90746 (1 of 19). Paratypes: MNHN 1978-0150 (4), 1981-0869 (16); NMW 90746 (18 of 19), 90747-49 (7, 14, 15). •Valid as Aphyosemion primigenium Radda & Huber 1977 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:231 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:253 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:29 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:185 [ref. 30034], Fermon et al. 2022:260 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion primigenium Radda & Huber 1977. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Wesern-central Africa: Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

pseudoelegans, Aphyosemion Sonnenberg [R.] & van der Zee [J. R.] 2012:5, Figs. 2-3 [Bonner Zoologische Beiträge v. 61 (no. 1); ref. 32079] Tshuapa Basin, Boende, 0°14’S, 20°50’E, Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 178016. Paratypes: MRAC 178017 (1); ZRC 40762 [ex ZSM 32434] (10). •Valid as Aphyosemion pseudoelegans Sonnenberg & van der Zee 2012 -- (van der Zee et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35718]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion pseudoelegans Sonnenberg & van der Zee 2012. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Tributaries on the left bank of the middle Congo basin, also known as the Cuvette or Cuvette centrale, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

punctatum, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] & Pürzl [E.] 1977:29, Fig. 8 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift für die Schweiz und Oesterreich v. 24 (no. 2); ref. 7278] Swamp creek near the Catholic Mission in Mokokou, northern Gabon. Holotype: NMW 90758 (1 of 6). Paratypes: MRAC 77-17-P-482-485 (4), NMW 90758 (5 of 6). Also appeared in Radda, Huber & Pürzl 1977:464 [ref. 8890]. •Valid as Aphyosemion punctatum Radda & Pürzl 1977 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:231 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:255 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:29 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:221 [ref. 30034], van der Zee et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35718], Fermon et al. 2022:260 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion punctatum Radda & Pürzl 1977. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Ogooué-Ivindo River system (Gabon) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

punctulatum, Chromaphyosemion Legros [O.], Zentz [F.] & Agnèse [J.-F.] 2005:19, Figs. [Killi-contact: Périodique bimestriel / Association Killiphile Francophone de Belgique v. 33 (no. 3); ref. 28303] On the road to Pondo (towards Campo Airport) Cameroon, 2°22'17.5"N, 9°51'20.1"E, Southern Cameroon, elevation 23 meters. Holotype: MRAC 2005-11-P-08. Paratypes: MRAC 2005-11-P-09 to 15 (7). Plus non-type material at MRAC. •Valid as Chromaphyosemion punctulatum Legros, Zentz & Agnèse 2005 -- (Sonnenberg 2007:29 [ref. 29286]). •Valid as Aphyosemion punctulatum (Legros, Zentz & Agnèse 2005) -- (Legros & Zentz 2006:17 [ref. 29068], Pohlmann 2009:38 [ref. 30191], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion punctulatum (Legros, Zentz & Agnèse 2005). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

pusillum, Aphyosemion Chirio [L.], Legros [O.] & Agnèse [J.-F.] in Agnèse, Chirio, Legros, Oslisly & Bhé 2018:18, Fig. 5E-F [European Journal of Taxonomy No. 471; ref. 36256] Bridge on Okoyo River, Gabon, 0.55590S, 9.21322E, elevation 10 meters. Holotype: MRAC 2016-019-P-57. Paratypes: MRAC. •Valid as Aphyosemion pusillum Chirio, Legros & Agnèse 2018 -- (Fermon et al. 2022:260 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion pusillum Chirio, Legros & Agnèse 2018. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Okoyo and Pembé River basins, Wonga-Wongué Presidential Reserve (Gabon) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

pyrophore, Aphyosemion Huber [J. H.] & Radda [A. C.] 1979:175, Figs. 1-2 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift mit Vereinsmitteilungen v. 26 (no. 11); ref. 20505] Gnimi-Quartier Mbaya village, at Moupoutoulou River, Lékoumou Province, southern Republic of the Congo. Holotype: MRAC 78-22-P-135. Paratypes: MNHN 1981-1375 (6), MRAC 78-22-P-136-144 (9), NMW. •Synonym of Aphyosemion ogoense (Pellegrin 1930) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:229 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion ogoense (Pellegrin 1930), but a valid subspecies pyrophore Huber & Radda 1979 -- (Wildekamp 1993:242 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:28 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:215 [ref. 30034], Valdesalici & Eberl 2015:118 [ref. 33901]). •Valid as Aphyosemion pyrophore Huber & Radda 1979 -- (van der Zee et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35718], Fermon et al. 2022:260 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion pyrophore Huber & Radda 1979. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: southeastern Gabon and Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

raddai, Aphyosemion Scheel [J. J.] 1975:262 [Journal of the American Killifish Association v. 8 (no. 9); ref. 7469] Brook just south of road junction Edea-Eseka-Yaounde, Cameroon Republic. Holotype: MRAC 73-39-P-1. Paratypes: (128) MRAC 73-39-P-2-5 (4). •Valid as Aphyosemion raddai Scheel 1975 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:232 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:258 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:29 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:223 [ref. 30034]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion raddai Scheel 1975. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

rectogoense, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] & Huber [J. H.] 1977:64, Figs. 3, 6 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift für die Schweiz und Oesterreich v. 24 (no. 4); ref. 7276] Gabon [6 kilometers west of Leconu]. Holotype: NMW (?). Paratypes: MNHN 1978-0151 (3), 1981-0871 (13); MRAC 77-17-P-468 (1); NMW 90752 (3 + 2), 90753 (1). •Valid as Aphyosemion rectogoense Radda & Huber 1977 -- (Woeltjes 1983:12 [ref. 30503], Wildekamp et al. 1986:232 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:260 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:29 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:219 [ref. 30034], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011:83 [ref. 31317], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2018:7 [ref. 36381], Fermon et al. 2022:261 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion rectogoense Radda & Huber 1977. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

riggenbachi, Fundulus Ahl [E.] 1924:142 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 61(nos 5/6); ref. 15437] Jabassi (Yabassi), Cameroon. Lectotype: ZMB 21193. Paralectotypes: ZMB 31483 [ex ZMB 21193] (3). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:161 [ref. 19981]. Lectotype selected by Seegers in Paepke & Seegers 1986:161 [ref. 19981]. •Valid as Chromaphyosemion riggenbachi (Ahl 1924) -- (Sonnenberg 2000:86 [ref. 26135], Legros et al. 2005:17 [ref. 28303], Sonnenberg 2007:3 [ref. 29286], van der Zee et al. 2018:88 [ref. 35718]). •Valid as Aphyosemion riggenbachi (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:233 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:45 [ref. 19980], Amiet 1991:94 [ref. 20000], Wildekamp 1993:262 [ref. 26378], Legros 2000:17 [ref. 34970], Lazara 2001:29 [ref. 25711], Legros & Zentz 2007:7 [ref. 29472], van der Zee et al. 2007:161 [ref. 30034], Pohlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion riggenbachi (Ahl 1924). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Sanaga River system, Cameroon, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

rubrifascium, Aphyosemion Clausen [H. S.] 1963:203, Pl. 7 (figs. f-g); Fig. 1 [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn v. 125; ref. 4529] Marsh between Ndop and Bamunko, Bamenda area, Cameroon highlands, elevation 1200 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P351696. Paratypes: ZMUC P351652-53 (2), P351655-58 (4), P351698 (1). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:55 [ref. 9588]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion elberti (Ahl 1924) -- (Seegers 1988:15 [ref. 19980]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion bualanum (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:203 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:602 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion elberti (Ahl 1924), subspecies elberti (Ahl 1924) -- (Lazara 2001:18 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion elberti (Ahl 1924). Nothobranchiidae.

rubrogaster, Aphyosemion Chirio [L.], Legros [O.] & Agnèse [J.-F.] in Agnèse, Chirio, Legros, Oslisly & Bhé 2018:21, Fig. 6E-H [European Journal of Taxonomy No. 471; ref. 36256] Bridge on Niengé River, Gabun, 0.65524S, 9.57355E, elevation 61 meters. Holotype: MRAC 2016-019-P-93. Paratypes: MRAC. •Valid as Aphyosemion rubrogaster Chirio, Legros & Agnèse 2018 -- (Fermon et al. 2022:261 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion rubrogaster Chirio, Legros & Agnèse 2018. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Lower Ogooué River basin, Wonga-Wongué Presidential Reserve (Gabon) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

rubrostictus, Fundulus Ahl [E.] 1924:140 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 61(nos 5/6); ref. 15437] Niger River system [possibly in error]. Lectotype: ZMB 21137. Paralectotypes: (1 missing) ZMB 31484 [ex ZMB 21137] (1). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:161 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:93 [ref. 21847]. Lectotype selected by Seegers in Paepke & Seegers 1986:161 [ref. 19981]. Wildekamp 1993:88 [ref. 26378] also listed this name as a nomen oblitum. •Synonym of Aphyosemion bitaeniatum (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:201 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:56 [ref. 19980], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:596 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:88 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:11 [ref. 25711], Pohlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191]). •Synonym of Chromphyosemion bivittatum (Lönnberg 1895) -- (Sonnenberg 2007:33 [ref. 29286] as Fundulus rubrostictum). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion bivittatum (Lönnberg 1895). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

schioetzi, Aphyosemion Huber [J. H.] & Scheel [J. J.] 1981:36, Fig. 2 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 8 (no. 2); ref. 8589] Small brook in savannah near Taba, Congo. Holotype: MNHN 1981-0630. Paratypes: MNHN 1981-0631 to 1981-0640 (2, 3, 16, 1, 38, 18, 12, 26, 8, 4). •Valid as Aphyosemion schioetzi Huber & Scheel 1981 -- (Woeltjes 1983:14 [ref. 30503], Wildekamp et al. 1986:235 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:270 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:30 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:219 [ref. 30034], van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011:84 [ref. 31317] with remarks, van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2018:7 [ref. 36381]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion schioetzi Huber & Scheel 1981. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Lower Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

schluppi, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] & Huber [J. H.] 1978:176, Figs. 4-5, 6 (bottom) [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift mit Vereinsmitteilungen v. 25 (no. 12); ref. 20502] A stream on the way from Zanaga to Ogowe River, southern Congo, about 2°50'S, 13°51'E. Holotype: MRAC 78-22-P-404. Paratypes: MRAC 78-22-P-405-407 (3), 78-22-P-408-431 (24), 78-22-P-473-76 (4), 78-22-P-685-686 (2). •Valid as Aphyosemion schluppi Radda & Huber 1978 -- (Radda 1980:3 [ref. 31297], Wildekamp et al. 1986:235 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:273 [ref. 26378], Huber 1999:53 [ref. 25500], Lazara 2001:30 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:231 [ref. 30034], Fermon et al. 2022:261 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion schluppi Radda & Huber 1978. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

schoutedeni, Haplochilus Boulenger [G. A.] 1920:36, Fig. 20 [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 4); ref. 587] Madié, Democratic Republic of Congo (Medje at the Naya River). Syntypes: (many) BMNH 1919.9.10.296-302 (7), MRAC 7173-204 (32). •Synonym of Aphyosemion christyi (Boulenger 1920) -- (Woeltjes 1983:10 [ref. 30503], Wildekamp et al. 1986:207 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:122 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:16 [ref. 25711]). •Status uncertain -- (van der Zee & Huber 2006:139 [ref. 28903]). •Valid as Aphyosemion schoutedeni (Boulenger 1920) -- (van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2011:73 [ref. 31317]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion schoutedeni (Boulenger 1920). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Aruwimi River drainage, upper Congo River basin, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

simulans, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] & Huber [J. H.] 1976:186, Fig. 6 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift für die Schweiz und Oesterreich v. 23 (no. 11); ref. 20513] Stream in rainforest on the way from Libreville to Kap Esterias, near Kap Esterias, northwestern Gabon, 0°37'N, 9°21'E. Holotype: NMW 90759 (1 of 3). Paratypes: MRAC 77-17-P-474-476 (3), NMW 90759 (2 of 3). •Synonym of Aphyosemion microphtalmum Lambert & Géry 1968 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:224 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion escherichi (Ahl 1924) -- (Seegers 1988:18 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:152 [ref. 26378], Seegers 1997:15 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:20 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion escherichi (Ahl 1924). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

splendopleuris, Fundulopanchax Meinken [H.] 1930:17, Fig. [Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 27 (no. 2); ref. 19861] Cameroon. Lectotype: ZMB 31428. Paralectotypes: ZMB 31429 (1). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:159 [ref. 19981]. See also Meinken 1930:306 [ref. 16110]. Lectotype selected by Paepke & Seegers 1986:159 [ref. 19981]. •Valid as Aphyosemion splendopleure (Meinken 1930) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:237 [ref. 6198] with Meinken as author). •Homonym and synonym of Aphyosemion splendopleure (Brüning 1929) -- (see Seegers 1988:52, 53 [ref. 19980], Lazara 2001:30 [ref. 25711]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion splendopleure (Brüning 1929). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

splendopleuris, Fundulopanchax Brüning [C.] 1929:356, Fig. 2 [Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 26 (no. 23); ref. 21039] Imported. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Valid as Chromaphyosemion splendopleure (Brüning 1929) -- (Legros et al. 2005:13 [ref. 28303], Sonnenberg 2007:3 [ref. 29286]). •Valid as Aphyosemion splendopleure (Brüning 1929) -- (Seegers 1988:52 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:277 [ref. 26378], Legros 1999:34 [ref. 24924], Legros 2000:14 [ref. 34970], Lazara 2001:30 [ref. 25711], Legros & Zentz 2006:17 [ref. 29068], Legros & Zentz 2007:7 [ref. 29472], van der Zee et al. 2007:155 [ref. 30034], Pohlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion splendopleure (Brüning 1929). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western Cameroon, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

striatus, Haplochilus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:266 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 8 (no. 44); ref. 578] Abanga River, between first and second rapids, Ogowe River system, Gabon. Syntypes: BMNH 1908.5.25.125-128 (4). •Valid as Iconisemion striatum (Boulenger 1911) -- (van der Zee et al. 2018:88 [ref. 35718]). •Valid as Aphyosemion striatum (Boulenger 1911) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:238 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:280 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:31 [ref. 25711], Sonnenberg & Blum 2005:218 [ref. 28302], van der Zee et al. 2007:211 [ref. 30034], Fermon et al. 2022:261 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion striatum (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

tessmanni, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1924:310 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 60 (nos 11/12); ref. 15436] Cameroon. Holotype: ZMB (not found). Paratypes: ZMB (1, not found). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:168 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Questionably a synonym of Aphyosemion elberti (Ahl 1924) -- (Seegers 1988:14, 16 [ref. 19980]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion bualanum (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:203 [ref. 6198], Lévèque et al. 1991:144 [ref. 31367] as tessmani, Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:602 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion elberti (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp 1993:145 [ref. 26378]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion elberti (Ahl 1924), subspecies elberti (Ahl 1924) -- (Lazara 2001:18 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion elberti (Ahl 1924). Nothobranchiidae.

teugelsi, Aphyosemion van der Zee [J. R.] & Sonnenberg [R.] 2010:61, Figs. 4-6 [Zootaxa No. 2724; ref. 31068] Lukula Creek, 10 kilometers north of panzi, 7°07'S, 17°57'E, Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, elevation 779 meters. Holotype: MRAC 62053. Paratypes: MRAC 62504-57 (4). •Valid as Aphyosemion teugelsi van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2010 -- (Valdesalici & Eberl 2013:157 [ref. 32900], Valdesalici & Eberl 2014:116 [ref. 33277], van der Zee et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35718]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion teugelsi van der Zee & Sonnenberg 2010. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Lukulu Creek, tributary of Wamba River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

thysi, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] & Huber [J. H.] 1978:173, Figs. 1-2 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift mit Vereinsmitteilungen v. 25 (no. 12); ref. 20502] Stream 500 meters from Ngala, on Titi-Mossendjo Road, Niari Province, Louéssé system, southern Republic of the Congo, 3°06'S, 12°43'E. Holotype: MRAC 78-22-P-304. Paratypes: MRAC 78-22-P-114-119 (6), 78-22-P-290-300 (11), 78-22-P-305 (1), 78-22-P-306-07 (2). •Valid as Aphyosemion thysi Radda & Huber 1978 -- (Radda 1980:3 [ref. 31297], Wildekamp et al. 1986:238 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:282 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:31 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:215 [ref. 30034], van der Zee et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35718]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion thysi Radda & Huber 1978. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

tirbaki, Aphyosemion Huber [J. H.] 1999:110, Fig. 2 [Freshwater and Marine Aquarium v. 22 (no. 4); ref. 23915] Forest "marigot" near Tsotandzala, a village on road from Lastourville to Moanda, Joumini River, Gabon, 1.28°S, 13.03°E, elevation 700 meters. Holotype: MNHN 1997-0186. Paratypes: ANSP 176179 (8); BMNH 1997.8.28.7-14 (8); CAS 96952 (8); MNHN 1997-0187 (18), 1997-0188 (26); MRAC 97-44-P-7-10 (4), 97-44-P-11-14 (4); NMW 93301 (4); NRM 37494 (8); UFRJ 3730 (8). Also appeared as new species in Killi-News, No. 409, Oct. 1999:140. •Valid as Aphyosemion tirbaki Huber 1999 -- (Huber 1999:53 [ref. 25500], Lazara 2001:31 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:167 [ref. 30034], van der Zee et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35718], Fermon et al. 2022:261 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion tirbaki Huber 1999. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

unicolor, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1924:309 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 60 (nos 11/12); ref. 15436] West Africa. Holotype (unique): ZMB 20986. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:168 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Aphyosemion unicolor (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:239 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion calliurum (Boulenger 1911) -- (Seegers 1988:4, 5 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:100 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:13 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion calliurum (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

unistrigatus, Aphyosemion (Fundulopanchax) Ahl [E.] 1935:123 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 112 (nos 5/6); ref. 13867] Bipindi, Cameroon. Lectotype: ZMB 19914. Paralectotypes: ZMB 31525 [ex ZMB 19914] (7). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:155-156 [ref. 19981]. Lectotype selected by Seegers in Paepke & Seegers 1986:155-156 [ref. 19981]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion loennbergii (Boulenger 1903) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:222 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:38, 39 [ref. 19980], Wildekamp 1993:215 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:25 [ref. 25711], Pohlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191]). •Synonym of Chromaphyosemion loennbergii (Boulenger 1903) -- (Sonnenberg 2000:90 [ref. 26135], Sonnenberg 2007:33 [ref. 29286]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion loennbergii (Boulenger 1903). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

variatum, Aphyosemion louessense Huber [J. H.] & Radda [A. C.] 1979:181, Fig. [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift mit Vereinsmitteilungen v. 26 (no. 11); ref. 20505] Nomen nudum mentioned in synonymy of Aphyosemion louessense (Pellegrin 1931) by Wildekamp 1993:217 [ref. 26378]. Name not italicized in original work by Huber & Radda and not combined with species name as shown in Wildekamp 1993:217 [ref. 26378]. Used as a vernacular name to denote unusual population. Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion louessense (Pellegrin 1931). Nothobranchiidae.

vexillifer, Panchax Meinken [H.] 1929:255, Fig. [Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 40 (no. 15); ref. 16109] West Africa. Museum in Magdeburg, Germany (lost). Syntypes: (100) No types known. •Synonym of Aphyosemion calliurum (Boulenger 1911) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:204 [ref. 6198], Seegers 1988:4 [ref. 19980], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:612 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1993:100 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:14 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion calliurum (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

volcanum, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] & Wildekamp [R. H.] 1977:137, Figs. 4-6 [Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft Journal v. 9 (no. 9); ref. 20523] Small stream, southwest of Kumbas, western Cameroon, 4°38'N, 9°27'E. Holotype: NMW. Paratypes: NMW (28), MRAC (2). •Valid as Chromaphyosemion volcanum (Radda & Wildekamp 1977) -- (Sonnenberg 2000:84 [ref. 26135], Völker et al. 2007:2 [ref. 29147]). •Synonym of Chroaphyosemion splendopleure (Brüning 1929) -- (Sonnenberg 2007:34 [ref. 29286]). •Valid as Aphyosemion volcanum Radda & Wildekamp 1977 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:239 [ref. 6198], Amiet 1991:93 [ref. 20000], Wildekamp 1993:287 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:32 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:157 [ref. 30034], Pohlmann 2009:35 [ref. 30191], Agnèse et al. 2013:520 [ref. 32730]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion volcanum Radda & Wildekamp 1977. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

wachtersi, Aphyosemion Radda [A. C.] & Huber [J. H.] 1978:179, Figs. 8-9 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift mit Vereinsmitteilungen v. 25 (no. 12); ref. 20502] Small water source of a pool in Voula II Village, 9 kilometers northeastern of Zanaga, on way to Ogowe, southern Congo, about 2°50'S, 13°51'E. Holotype: MRAC 78-22-P-308. Paratypes: MRAC 78-22-P-309 to 317 (9). •Valid as Aphyosemion wachtersi Radda & Huber 1978 -- (Radda 1980:3 [ref. 31297], Wildekamp et al. 1986:240 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:289 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:32 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:193 [ref. 30034], van der Zee et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35718], Fermon et al. 2022:262 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion wachtersi Radda & Huber 1978. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Republic of Congo and ?Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

wildekampi, Aphyosemion Berkenkamp [H. O.] 1973:113, Figs. 3-4 [Aquarienfreund v. 2 (no. 7); ref. 7358] Forest creek in the vicinity of Diang, 40 kilometers west of Bertoua [not correct], eastern Cameroon. Holotype: NMW. Paratypes: ?MRAC 75-34-P-1-3 (3), NMW (1). Berkenkamp's original description of the type locality is incorrect, the original collector states they were caught immediately east of Bertoua, along a road to the airport in a brook (Vlaming 1988:44 [ref. 33465]). An English translation of the description was reprinted in Berkenkamp 1974:6 [ref. 33464]. •Valid as Aphyosemion wildekampi Berkenkamp 1973 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:241 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:293 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:32 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:219 [ref. 30034], van der Zee et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35718], Fermon et al. 2022:262 [ref. 39448] possible). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion wildekampi Berkenkamp 1973. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Central African Republic and Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

winifredae, Aphyosemion celiae Radda [A. C.] & Scheel [J. J.] 1975:100, Fig. [Das Aquarium, Zeitschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienfreunde v. 9 (no. 69); ref. 7462] Cameroon Republic. Holotype: NMW 74939 (1 of 9). Paratypes: NMW 74939 (8 of 9). Also appeared as new in Radda & Scheel 1976:52 [ref. 31344]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion celiae Scheel 1971 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:206 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion celiae Scheel 1971, and doubtfully valid as a subspecies -- (Wildekamp 1993:116 [ref. 26378]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion celiae Scheel 1971, but a valid subspecies winifredae Radda & Scheel 1975 as described -- (Lazara 2001:15 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:189 [ref. 30034]). Current status: Synonym of Aphyosemion celiae Scheel 1971. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Near Kumba, northwestern Cameroon [this subspecies].

wuendschi, Aphyosemion hanneloreae Radda [A. C.] & Pürzl [E.] 1985:159, Figs. 2-3 [Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift mit Vereinsmitteilungen v. 32 (no. 11); ref. 17262] Rainforest swamp-creek, 50 kilometers south of Mbigou, on the road to Malinga, Ngounié Province, southern Gabon, elevation about 600 meters. Holotype: NMW not researched. Paratypes: NMW (3). Appears as Aphyosemion h. wuendschi sp. nov. [we regard as a new subspecies]. •Questionably valid as a subspecies of Aphyosemion hanneloreae Radda & Pürzl 1985 -- (Wildekamp 1993:187 [ref. 26378]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion hanneloreae Radda & Pürzl 1985, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lazara 2001:23 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Aphyosemion wuendschi Radda & Pürzl 1985 -- (van der Zee et al. 2007:213 [ref. 30034], Valdesalici & Eberl 2014:112 [ref. 33277], Fermon et al. 2022:262 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion wuendschi Radda & Pürzl 1985. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: southern Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

zygaima, Aphyosemion Huber [J. H.] 1981:27, Fig. [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 29 (no. 8); ref. 8330] Mindouli, 100 kilometers west of Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 73-39-P-1635. Paratypes: MRAC 73-39-P-1636-45 (10), 78-19-P-89-94 (6). •Valid as Aphyosemion zygaima Huber 1981 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:242 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:296 [ref. 26378], Lazara 2001:32 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:197 [ref. 30034], van der Zee et al. 2018:87 [ref. 35718]). Current status: Valid as Aphyosemion zygaima Huber 1981. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: southern Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.