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Scriptaphyosemion

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

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCyprinodontiformes
  5. FamilyNothobranchiidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded794

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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

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