Aphyosemion herzogi
Classification
Order: Cyprinodontiformes Family: Nothobranchiidae
Distribution
Described from northern Gabon, close to ‘Zoumoukou’, which is seeen on modern maps as ‘Zomoko’, but has a much wider distribution extending into Equatorial Guinea (upper parts of some Benito River tributaries), and southern Cameroon (Ntem River), as well as the Ivindo and Okano drainages in Gabon, the latter pair both tributaries of the much larger Ogooué system.
Maximum Standard Length
40 – 45 mm
Water Conditions
Temperature: 15 – 20 °C
pH: 5.0 – 6.5
Hardness: 0 – 90 ppm
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