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.