Red-Striped Lyretail
Aphyosemion striatum
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A killifish from Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, from streams, pools and swamps in coastal rainforest.
- Scientific name
- Aphyosemion striatum
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Aphyosemion escherichi, Aphyosemion lujae, Aphyosemion striatum ogoense, Epiplatys striatus, Haplochilus striatus, Panchax escherichi, Panchax striatus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 3–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 41 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 45 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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