nigerianum, Aphyosemion Clausen [H. S.] 1963:197, Pl. 7 (figs. a-c) [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn v. 125; ref. 4529] Swamp near Arum, southern foothills of the Jos Plateau, 9°06'N, 8°39'E, northern Nigeria. Holotype: ZMUC P351711. Paratypes: ZMUC P351712-18 (7). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:55 [ref. 9588]. •Synonym of Aphyosemion gardneri (Boulenger 1911) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:214 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Aphyosemion gardneri (Boulenger 1911), but a valid subspecies -- (Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:614 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Fundulopanchax gardneri (Boulenger 1911), but a valid subspecies nigerianus (Clausen 1963) -- (Wildekamp 1996:178 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:130 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:129 [ref. 30034]). Current status: Synonym of Fundulopanchax gardneri (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Northern Nigeria, Africa (this subspecies). Habitat: freshwater.