Species

Aphanius

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Aphanius fasciatus*	Africa (also present in Asia and Europe)	Algeria; Egypt; Libya; Tunisia

Aphyosemion

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Aphyosemion abacinum*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion ahli*	Africa	Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea
*Aphyosemion alpha*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion amoenum*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion aureum*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion australe*	Africa	Angola; Democratic Republic of Congo; Gabon; Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion bamilekorum*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion batesii*	Africa	Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea
*Aphyosemion bitaeniatum*	Africa	Benin; Nigeria; Togo
*Aphyosemion bivittatum*	Africa	Cameroon; Nigeria
*Aphyosemion bochtleri*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion bualanum*	Africa	Cameroon; Central African Republic; Nigeria
*Aphyosemion buytaerti*	Africa	Gabon; Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion callipteron*	Africa	Equatorial Guinea
*Aphyosemion calliurum*	Africa	Benin; Cameroon; Nigeria
*Aphyosemion cameronense*	Africa	Cameroon; Republic of Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
*Aphyosemion campomaanense*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion caudofasciatum*	Africa	Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion celiae celiae*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion celiae winifredae*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion chauchei*	Africa	Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion christyi*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion citrineipinnis*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion coeleste*	Africa	Gabon; Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion cognatum*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo; Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion congicum*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion cryptum*	Africa	Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion cyanostictum*	Africa	Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion dargei*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion decorsei*	Africa	Cental African Republic; Democratic Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion ecucuense*	Africa	Equatorial Guinea
*Aphyosemion edeanum*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion elegans*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo; Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion erythron*	Africa	Equatorial Guinea
*Aphyosemion escherichi*	Africa	Angola; Democratic Republic of Congo; Gabon; Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion etsamense*	Africa	Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
*Aphyosemion exigoideum*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion exiguum*	Africa	Cameroon; Central African Rep.; Rep. Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
*Aphyosemion franzwerneri*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion fulgens*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion gabunense*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion georgiae*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion haasi*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion halleri*	Africa	Cameroon; Gabon
*Aphyosemion hanneloreae*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion heinemanni*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion hera*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion herzogi*	Africa	Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
*Aphyosemion hofmanni*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion jeanhuberi*	Africa	Gabon; Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion joergenscheeli*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion kekemense*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion kouamense*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion koungueense*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion krystallinoron*	Africa	Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
*Aphyosemion lamberti*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion lefiniense*	Africa	Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion lividum*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion loennbergii*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion losantosi*	Africa	Equatorial Guinea
*Aphyosemion lorai*	Africa	Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
*Aphyosemion louessense*	Africa	Gabon (?); Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion lugens*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion maculatum*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion marginatum*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion melanogaster*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion melinoeides*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion mimbon*	Africa	Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
*Aphyosemion mitemelense*	Africa	Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
*Aphyosemion montealenense*	Africa	Equatorial Guinea
*Aphyosemion obscurum*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion ocellatum*	Africa	Gabon; Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion ogoense*	Africa	Gabon; Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion omega*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion ottogartneri*	Africa	Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion pamaense*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion pascheni festivum*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion pascheni pascheni*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion passaroi*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion plagitaenium*	Africa	Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion poliaki*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion polli*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion primigenium*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion punctatum*	Africa	Cameroon; Republic of Congo; Gabon
*Aphyosemion punctulatum*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion pyrophore*	Africa	Gabon; Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion raddai*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion rectogoense*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion riggenbachi*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion schioetzi*	Africa	Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion schluppi*	Africa	Gabon; Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion seegersi*	Africa	Gabon; Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion splendidum*	Africa	Cameroon; Democratic Republic of Congo; Gabon; Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion splendopleure*	Africa	Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea
*Aphyosemion striatum*	Africa	Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
*Aphyosemion thysi*	Africa	Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion tirbaki*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion volcanum*	Africa	Cameroon
*Aphyosemion wachtersi*	Africa	Gabon (?); Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion wildekampi*	Africa	Cameroon; Central African Republic; Republic of Congo
*Aphyosemion wuendschi*	Africa	Gabon
*Aphyosemion zygaima*	Africa	Republic of Congo

Aplocheilichthys

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Aplocheilichthys spilauchen*	Africa	Angola; Benin; Cameroon; Congo; Ivory Coast; Ecuatorial Guinea; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Liberia; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; Senegal; Togo; Democratic Republic of Congo

Archiaphyosemion

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Archiaphyosemion guineense*	Africa	Guinea; Liberia; Sierra Leone
*Archiaphyosemion maeseni*	Africa	Guinea; Ivory Coast; Liberia
*Archiaphyosemion petersi*	Africa	Ghana; Ivory Coast
*Archiaphyosemion viride*	Africa	Guinea; Liberia

Callopanchax

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Callopanchax huwaldi*	Africa	Sierra Leone
*Callopanchax monroviae*	Africa	Liberia
*Callopanchax occidentalis*	Africa	Guinea; Liberia; Sierra Leone
*Callopanchax sidibeorum*	Africa	Guinea
*Callopanchax toddi*	Africa	Guinea; Sierra Leone

Congopanchax

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Congopanchax brichardi*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo; Republic of Congo
*Congopanchax myersi*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo; Republic of Congo

Epiplatys

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Epiplatys annulatus*	Africa	Guinea; Liberia; Sierra Leone
*Epiplatys ansorgii*	Africa	Gabon
*Epiplatys azureus*	Africa	Liberia
*Epiplatys barmoiensis*	Africa	Guinea; Liberia; Sierra Leone
*Epiplatys berkenkampi*	Africa	Gabon
*Epiplatys biafranus*	Africa	Nigeria
*Epiplatys bifasciatus*	Africa	Benin; Burkina; Cameroon; Centrafrique; Côte d’Ivoire; Gambia; Ghana; Guinée; Guiné-Bissau; Mali; Niger; Nigeria; South Sudan; Sudan; Sénégal; Tchad; Togo
*Epiplatys boulengeri*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo; Gabon
*Epiplatys chevalieri*	Africa	Central African Republic; Republic of Congo
*Epiplatys coccinatus*	Africa	Liberia
*Epiplatys dageti*	Africa	Ghana; Ivory Coast; Liberia
*Epiplatys duboisi*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo; Republic of Congo
*Epiplatys esekanus*	Africa	Cameroon
*Epiplatys fasciolatus*	Africa	Guinea; Liberia; Sierra Leone
*Epiplatys grahami*	Africa	Benin; Cameroon; Ecuatorial Guinea; Nigeria
*Epiplatys guineensis*	Africa	Guinea
*Epiplatys hildegardae*	Africa	Guinea
*Epiplatys huberi*	Africa	Gabon; Republic of Congo
*Epiplatys infrafasciatus*	Africa	Cameroon; Ecuatorial Guinea; Nigeria
*Epiplatys josianae*	Africa	Sierra Leone
*Epiplatys lamottei*	Africa	Guinea; Liberia
*Epiplatys longiventralis*	Africa	Nigeria
*Epiplatys monroviae*	Africa	Guinea; Liberia
*Epiplatys multifasciatus*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo
*Epiplatys neumanni*	Africa	Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Republic of Congo
*Epiplatys nigricans*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo
*Epiplatys njalaensis*	Africa	Guinea; Sierra Leone
*Epiplatys olbrechtsi*	Africa	Guinea; Ivory Coast; Liberia
*Epiplatys phoeniceps*	Africa	Republic of Congo
*Epiplatys puetzi*	Africa	Liberia
*Epiplatys rathkei*	Africa	Cameroon
*Epiplatys roloffi*	Africa	Guinea; Liberia
*Epiplatys sangmelinensis*	Africa	Cameroon
*Epiplatys schreiberi*	Africa	Ghana
*Epiplatys sexfasciatus*	Africa	Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
*Epiplatys sheljuzhkoi*	Africa	Ghana; Ivory Coast
*Epiplatys singa*	Africa	Angola; Democratic Republic of Congo; Gabon; Republic of Congo
*Epiplatys spilargyreius*	Africa	Benin; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Ivory Coast; Ethiopia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Mali; Niger; Nigeria; South Sudan; Sudan; Senegal; Tchad; Democratic Republic of Congo
*Epiplatys togolensis*	Africa	Benin; Ghana; Nigeria; Togo
*Epiplatys tototaensis*	Africa	Liberia
*Epiplatys zenkeri*	Africa	Cameroon; Ecuatorial Guinea
*Epiplatys zimiensis*	Africa	Sierra Leone

Fenerbahce

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Fenerbahce formosus*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo; Republic of Congo

Foerschichthys

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Foerschichthys nigeriensis*	Africa	Benin; Ghana; Nigeria; Togo

Fundulopanchax

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Fundulopanchax amieti*	Africa	Cameroon
*Fundulopanchax avichang*	Africa	Equatorial Guinea
*Fundulopanchax cinnamomeus*	Africa	Cameroon
*Fundulopanchax gardneri*	Africa	Nigeria
*Fundulopanchax kribianus*	Africa	Cameroon
*Fundulopanchax lacustris*	Africa	Cameroon
*Fundulopanchax mamfensis*	Africa	Cameroon; Nigeria
*Fundulopanchax marmoratus*	Africa	Cameroon
*Fundulopanchax mirabilis intermittens*	Africa	Cameroon
*Fundulopanchax mirabilis mirabilis*	Africa	Cameroon
*Fundulopanchax mirabilis traudeae*	Africa	Cameroon
*Fundulopanchax moensis*	Africa	Cameroon
*Fundulopanchax nigerianus*	Africa	Nigeria
*Fundulopanchax oeseri*	Africa	Equatorial Guinea
*Fundulopanchax puerzli*	Africa	Cameroon
*Fundulopanchax robertsoni*	Africa	Cameroon
*Fundulopanchax rubrolabialis*	Africa	Cameroon
*Fundulopanchax scheeli*	Africa	Nigeria
*Fundulopanchax sjoestedti*	Africa	Nigeria; Cameroon
*Fundulopanchax walkeri*	Africa	Ghana; Ivory Coast

Fundulosoma

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Fundulosoma thierryi*	Africa	Benin; Burkina; Gambia; Ghana; Mali; Niger; Senegal; Togo

Hylopanchax

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Hylopanchax stictopleuron*	Africa	Gabon; Republic of Congo

Hypsopanchax

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Hypsopanchax catenatus*	Africa	Gabon
*Hypsopanchax zebra*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo; Gabon; Republic of Congo

Lacustricola

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Lacustricola bukobanus*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda
*Lacustricola camerunensis*	Africa	Cameroon; Ecuatorial Guinea; Gabon
*Lacustricola centralis*	Africa	Tanzania; Uganda
*Lacustricola hutereaui*	Africa	Central African Republic; Tchad; Democratic Republic of Congo; Zambia (?)
*Lacustricola johnstoni*	Africa	Angola; Botswana; Democratic Republic of Congo; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe
*Lacustricola kassenjiensis*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo; Uganda
*Lacustricola katangae*	Africa	Angola; Botswana; Democratic Republic of Congo; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa; Zambia; Zimbabwe
*Lacustricola kongoranensis*	Africa	Tanzania
*Lacustricola lacustris*	Africa	Tanzania
*Lacustricola maculatus*	Africa	Kenya; Tanzania
*Lacustricola matthesi*	Africa	Tanzania; Zambia
*Lacustricola moeruensis*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo; Tanzania
*Lacustricola myaposae*	Africa	South Africa
*Lacustricola omoculatus*	Africa	Tanzania
*Lacustricola vitschumbaensis*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo: Uganda

Micropanchax

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Micropanchax ehrichi*	Africa	Mali
*Micropanchax fuelleborni*	Africa	Tanzania
*Micropanchax kingii*	Africa	Cameroon; Ethiopia; Nigeria; South Sudan; Sudan; Tchad
*Micropanchax loati*	Africa	Egypt; Ethiopia; Kenya; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda
*Micropanchax pfaffi*	Africa	Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Guinea; Mali; Niger; Nigeria; Chad

Nothobranchius

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Nothobranchius albimarginatus*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius annectens*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius cardinalis*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius derhami*	Africa	Kenya
*Nothobranchius eggersi*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius elongatus*	Africa	Kenya
*Nothobranchius fasciatus*	Africa	Somalia
*Nothobranchius flammicomantis*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius foerschi*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius furzeri*	Africa	Mozambique; Zimbabwe
*Nothobranchius fuscotaeniatus*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius geminus*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius guentheri*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius hassoni*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo
*Nothobranchius hengstleri*	Africa	Mozambique
*Nothobranchius interruptus*	Africa	Kenya
*Nothobranchius janpapi*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius jubbi*	Africa	Kenya; Somalia
*Nothobranchius kadleci*	Africa	Mozambique
*Nothobranchius kafuensis*	Africa	Zambia
*Nothobranchius kilomberoensis*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius kirki*	Africa	Malawi; Mozambique
*Nothobranchius korthausae*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius krammeri*	Africa	Mozambique
*Nothobranchius krysanovi*	Africa	Mozambique
*Nothobranchius kwalensis*	Africa	Kenya; Tanzania
*Nothobranchius lourensi*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius lucius*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius luekei*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius makondorum*	Africa	Mozambique
*Nothobranchius malaissei*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo
*Nothobranchius melanospilus*	Africa	Kenya; Tanzania
*Nothobranchius microlepis*	Africa	Kenya; Somalia
*Nothobranchius neumanni*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius nubaensis*	Africa	Ethiopia; South Sudan; Sudan
*Nothobranchius ocellatus*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius orthonotus*	Africa	Malawi; Mozambique; South Africa; Zimbabwe
*Nothobranchius palmqvisti*	Africa	Kenya; Tanzania
*Nothobranchius patrizii*	Africa	Kenya; Somalia
*Nothobranchius pienaari*	Africa	Mozambique; South Africa
*Nothobranchius polli*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo
*Nothobranchius rachovii*	Africa	Mozambique
*Nothobranchius robustus*	Africa	Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda
*Nothobranchius rosenstocki*	Africa	Zambia
*Nothobranchius rubripinnis*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius rubroreticulatus*	Africa	Cameroon; Chad; Sudan
*Nothobranchius ruudwildekampi*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius sagittae*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius serengetiensis*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius steinforti*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius symoensi*	Africa	Zambia
*Nothobranchius taeniopygus*	Africa	Tanzania
*Nothobranchius ugandensis*	Africa	Kenya; Uganda
*Nothobranchius virgatus*	Africa	Sudan; Ethiopia (?)
*Nothobranchius vosseleri*	Africa	Tanzania

Pachypanchax

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Pachypanchax omalonotus*	Africa	Madagascar

Pantanodon

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Pantanodon podoxys*	Africa	Tanzania
*Pantanodon propinquus*	Africa	Tanzania

Plataplochilus

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Plataplochilus cabindae*	Africa	Angola; Democratic Republic of Congo; Gabon; Republic of Congo
*Plataplochilus loemensis*	Africa	Angola; Democratic Republic of Congo; Gabon; Republic of Congo
*Plataplochilus miltotaenia*	Africa	Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
*Plataplochilus ngaensis*	Africa	Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
*Plataplochilus terveri*	Africa	Gabon

Platypanchax

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Platypanchax modestus*	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo: Uganda

Poropanchax

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Poropanchax luxophthalmus*	Africa	Benin; Cameroon; Nigeria; Togo
*Poropanchax normani*	Africa	Burkina; Benin; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Ivory Coast; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Liberia; Mali; Niger; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; Sudan; Senegal; Tchad; Togo
*Poropanchax rancureli*	Africa	Ghana; Ivory Coast; Liberia
*Poropanchax scheeli*	Africa	Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Nigeria
*Poropanchax stigmatopygus*	Africa	Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon

Procatopus

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Procatopus aberrans*	Africa	Cameroon
*Procatopus nototaenia*	Africa	Cameroon
*Procatopus similis*	Africa	Cameroon; Nigeria

Pronothobranchius

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Pronothobranchius kiyawensis*	Africa	Cameroon; Central African Republic; Nigeria; Tchad
*Pronothobranchius seymouri*	Africa	Ghana

Rhexipanchax

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Rhexipanchax nimbaensis*	Africa	Ivory Coast; Guinea; Liberia

Scriptaphyosemion

Species	Geographical area	Countries
*Scriptaphyosemion bertholdi*	Africa	Liberia; Sierra Leone
*Scriptaphyosemion brueningi*	Africa	Liberia; Sierra Leone
*Scriptaphyosemion cauveti*	Africa	Guinea
*Scriptaphyosemion chaytori*	Africa	Sierra Leone
*Scriptaphyosemion etzeli*	Africa	Sierra Leone
*Scriptaphyosemion geryi*	Africa	Gambia; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Sierra Leone; Senegal
*Scriptaphyosemion guignardi*	Africa	Burkina Faso; Guinea; Mali; Senegal
*Scriptaphyosemion liberiense*	Africa	Liberia; Sierra Leone
*Scriptaphyosemion roloffi*	Africa	Liberia; Sierra Leone

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