Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae African rivulines

Genus: Scriptaphyosemion

(See list of species below)

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14 species (see list below)

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Africa
Max. Length 4 cm SL

Scriptaphyosemion banforense
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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Scriptaphyosemion bertholdi
[Berthold's killi]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Scriptaphyosemion brueningi
[Bruening's killi]

Photo by Cox, R.

Scriptaphyosemion cauveti
[Kindia killi]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Scriptaphyosemion chaytori
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Photo by Pinto, A.

Scriptaphyosemion etzeli
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Africa
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL

Scriptaphyosemion fredrodi
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Photo by Terceira, A.C.

Scriptaphyosemion geryi
[Gérys killi]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Scriptaphyosemion guignardi
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL

Scriptaphyosemion liberiense
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Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL

Scriptaphyosemion nigrifluvi
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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Scriptaphyosemion roloffi
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Photo by Nilsson, K.

Scriptaphyosemion schmitti
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Africa
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL

Scriptaphyosemion wieseae
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14 Species of Family Nothobranchiidae with Genus Scriptaphyosemion
(African rivulines)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1982	Scriptaphyosemion banforense		Africa	4 SL
1965	Scriptaphyosemion bertholdi	Berthold's killi	Africa	4.5 SL
1971	Scriptaphyosemion brueningi	Bruening's killi	Africa	6 TL
1995	Scriptaphyosemion cauveti	Kindia killi	Africa	5 TL
1971	Scriptaphyosemion chaytori		Africa	4.8 SL
1979	Scriptaphyosemion etzeli		Africa	4.5 TL
1980	Scriptaphyosemion fredrodi		Africa	4.3 SL
1958	Scriptaphyosemion geryi	Gérys killi	Africa	5 TL
1981	Scriptaphyosemion guignardi		Africa	6 TL
1908	Scriptaphyosemion liberiense		Africa	6 TL
1982	Scriptaphyosemion nigrifluvi		Africa	4.5 TL
1936	Scriptaphyosemion roloffi		Africa	5 TL
1979	Scriptaphyosemion schmitti		Africa	4.5 TL
2012	Scriptaphyosemion wieseae		Africa	4.1 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: CyprinodontiformesFamily: Nothobranchiidae African rivulinesGenus: Scriptaphyosemion(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae African rivulines

Genus: Scriptaphyosemion

(See list of species below)