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Two-striped Aphyosemion

Aphyosemion bitaeniatum

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A killifish from the West African coast (Togo, Benin and Nigeria).

Scientific name
Aphyosemion bitaeniatum
Family
Nothobranchiidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Nothobranchiidae
Order
Cyprinodontiformes
Synonyms
Aphyosemion bivittatum bivittatum, Aphyosemion bivittatus, Aphyosemion multicolor, Aphyosemion nigri, Aphyosemion rubrostictum, Fundulopanchax bitaeniatus, Fundulopanchax bivittatus, Fundulopanchax multicolor, Fundulus bitaeniatus, Fundulus bivittatus, Fundulus rubrostictus

Origin

Native region
África

Water

Temperature
24–30 °C
pH
5–6.5
General hardness (GH)
0–10 °dGH

Size and lifespan

Adult size
4.5 cm

Behavior

Swimming level
Middle

Reproduction

Breeding strategy
Egg scatterer

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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