Scriptaphyosemion Explained

Scriptaphyosemion is a genus of killifish from the family Nothobranchiidae which is endemic to Africa.

Species

There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:

• Scriptaphyosemion banforense (Seegers, 1982)
• Scriptaphyosemion bertholdi (Roloff, 1965) (Berthold's killi)
• Scriptaphyosemion brueningi (Roloff, 1971) (Bruening's killi)
• Scriptaphyosemion cauveti (Romand & Ozouf-Costaz, 1995) (Kindia killi)
• Scriptaphyosemion chaytori (Roloff, 1971)
• Scriptaphyosemion etzeli (Berkenkamp, 1979)
• Scriptaphyosemion fredrodi (Vandersmisson, Etzel & Berkenkamp, 1980)
• Scriptaphyosemion geryi (J. G. Lambert, 1958) (Gérys killi)
• Scriptaphyosemion guignardi (Romand, 1981)
• Scriptaphyosemion liberiense (Boulenger, 1908)
• Scriptaphyosemion roloffi (Roloff, 1936)
• Scriptaphyosemion schmitti (Romand, 1979)
• Scriptaphyosemion wieseae Sonnenberg & Busch, 2012^[1]

Notes and References

1. Sonnenberg, R. & Busch, E. (2012): Description of Scriptaphyosemion wieseae (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new species from northern Sierra Leone. Bonn zoological Bulletin, 61 (1): 13–28.