Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Oranssiviiripyrstö (Aphyosemion fulgens), recorded as Endangered
Oranssiviiripyrstö (Aphyosemion fulgens). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Oranssiviiripyrstö

Aphyosemion fulgens

Oranssiviiripyrstö is a killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae (order Cyprinodontiformes) — Aphyosemion fulgens, recorded as Endangered and tied to Germany and Gabon.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Aphyosemion fulgens
Recorded from
Germany, Gabon
Taxonomy
Cyprinodontiformes · Nothobranchiidae · Aphyosemion

The killifish

It was first described by Alfred C.

African killifish in this family occupy seasonal pools and forest streams. Annual species bury eggs before the pool dies.

Killifish, livebearers, and splitfins — small-bodied freshwater fishes, many of them from a single lake, spring, or seasonal pool.

Range and habitat

Oranssiviiripyrstö is recorded from Germany and Gabon.

GBIF currently lists 8 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Small desert or forest fishes in this order live in water that can vanish. The egg bank, if there is one, is the only reserve.

In crisis

Oranssiviiripyrstö is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the Cebuano Wikipedia article on Aphyosemion fulgens, translated and retold in English, plus Wikidata item Q8202562 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Oranssiviiripyrstö?
Una ning gihulagway ni Alfred C is a fish.
What is the conservation status of Oranssiviiripyrstö?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Aphyosemion fulgens. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Oranssiviiripyrstö live?
Una ning gihulagway ni Alfred C is a fish.
Why is Oranssiviiripyrstö in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Aphyosemion fulgens?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Oranssiviiripyrstö a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.