After the 2 horizontal stripes down the body.

Ahl E. 1924.

Neue afrikanische Zahnkarpfen aus dem Zoologischen Museum Berlin.

Zoologischer Anzeiger 61 (3-4): 141.

4 cm.

D = 9-10, A = 12, ll = 27-28. (Ahl 1924)

D = 9-14, A = 11-15, D/A = 1/2, ll = 24-28. (Scheel)

18-20 (31). Reportedly variable at population level.

Chromaphyosemion

• Fundulus bivittatus (non Lonnberg 1895) Arnold 1908
• Aphyosemion (Fundulopanchax) bivittatus (non Loennberg 1895) Myers 1924.
• Fundulus bitaeniatus Ahl 1924.
• Fundulus rubrostictus Ahl 1924 (nomen oblitum).
• Fundulopanchax bivittatus (non Loennberg 1895) Rachow 1928.
• Fundulopanchax bitaeniatus Rachow 1928.
• Fundulopanchax multicolor Bruning 1929.
• Fundulopanchax rubrostictus Meinken 1930.
• Aphyosemion (Fundulopanchax) rubristictum Myers 1933.
• Aphyosemion multicolor Myers 1933.
• Aphyosemion bivittatum bivittatum (non Loennberg 1895) Myers 1933.
• Aphyosemion bitaeniatum Myers 1933.
• Aphyosemion (Fundulopanchax) nigri Ahl 1935.
• Aphyosemion rubrostictum Arnold & Ahl 1936.
• Aphyosemion bivittatum (non Loennberg 1895) Arnold & Ahl 1936.
• Aphyosemion nigri Daget & Iltis 1965.
• Aphyosemion bivittatum bitaeniatum Lazara 1979.
• Aphyosemion bivittatum multicolor Lazara 1979.
• Aphyosemion bivittatum nigri Lazara 1979.

• Afangasam
• Afangnagan TMBB 90 / 13
• Agbetiko RT 97
• Agomé-Klozou TMBB 90 / 12
• Apapa
• Benin City
• Brook Island
• Cotonou
• Dévé
• Ekondo Titi
• Gammi
• Godomey - Cotonou
• Igolo
• 47 km Lagos - Ibadan (sometimes reffered to as 47km north of Ibaban)
• Ijagema River
• Ijebu Creek (sometimes seen as Ibeja Creek)
• Ijebu Ode
• Ikeja
• Ikpenié
• Ikorodu (on the road to Sagamu)
• Iwere (sometimes spelt Ivere)
• Lagos (Generally distributed through commercial imports)
• Lagos (north of)
• Lagos Red
• Lagos CI 96
• Lakossa
• Majitam
• Meko
• Oron
• Port Harcourt
• Porto Novo
• Satoké
• TAAG 2003 / 4 RED
• Takon
• Tchékpoé-Dédépoé
• Umudike
• Warri
• Yemoji River
• Zagnanado
• Zinvié
• CIN 97
• CI 95
• GEMHS 00/42, "Nsupu".
• NA 04/2

Wild male collected by Stanley Cox in 1978/79. Unknown collecting location. Photo courtesy of Dick Cox.	TAAG Red. This specimen was F1 as placed in the BKA conservation project. Fish bred by Stan Langdon. Photo taken at the BKA 2003 Convention. Photo courtesy of Dick Cox.	TAAG Red. Import taken at the 2003 BKA convention.
Form found in commercial shipment 2003	RIM 2001 Photo courtesy of Glynn Cartwright.	Photo courtesy of Maurice Chauche & the KCF website.
A.bitaeniatum Orange. Wild male taken from commercial shipment from Lagos 2001	Lagos Photo courtesy of Vasco Gomes	Male imported into the BKA in the '70's as A.multicolor. BKA photo.
BKA photo of a form circulating in the BKA in the '70's as A.bivittatum Lagos.	Ijebu Ode tanen at the 2004 BKA convention.	NA 04/2 taken at the 2004 BKA convention. Apologies for the poor shots but at least you can see what they look like.
NA 04/2 taken at the 2004 BKA convention.	Ekondo Titi circulating in the USA in 1976/77 Photo courtesy of Tony Terceira	AGBETIKO-RT97 Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann
AGBETIKO-RT97 Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann	AGBETIKO-RT97 female Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann	Agome Klozou TMB 90 / 12 Photo courtesy of Maurice Chauche & the KCF website.
IJAGEMA RIVER Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann	IJAGEMA RIVER Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann	IJAGEMA RIVER Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann
IJAGEMA RIVER Female Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann	IJAGEMA RIVER Female Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann	YEMOJI RIVER Blue Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann
YEMOJI RIVER Orange.Wild fish Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann	YEMOJI RIVER Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann	YEMOJI RIVER Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann
YEMOJI RIVER Blue Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann	AFANYANGAN-TMBB90-13. Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann	AFANYANGAN-TMBB90-13. Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann
AFANGASAM Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann	AFANGASAM Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann	AFANGASAM & IJEBU-ODE Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann
	CI 95. Photo courtesy of Rudolf Pohlmann

Meko - Collected in small streams & irrigation ditches in very shallow water. These waterways were silted & had heavy plant growths, water grasses & floating plant. An average reading in the area was pH 6·3, DH 1 but this was found to vary slightly in the area.
This population was found to be intolerant of pollution in the water. Aquarium bred individuals of this population have been bred in water as hard as DH 15.
CI 95 - Have been confused with GEMHS 00/42, "Nsupu" which were collected on Bioko Island in 2000. The CI 95 import was a collection from the mainland from an unknown location which were originally distributed as Bioko.

• Afangnagan - http://home8.swipnet.se/%7Ew-86183/afanyangan.htm Alf & Anitas site
• http://www.kcfweb.com/image/photo/chauche/image8.htm KCF Gallery
• Agome Klozou TMB 90 / 12 - http://www.kcfweb.com/image/photo/chauche/image9.htm KCF Gallery
• Ijebu Ode - http://www.Garysfishroom.us Gary Bartell's site

Given as 'Niger' (Niger River in southern Nigeria), exact location unknown.

From southern Togo across southern Nigeria & Cameroon to north western Gabon, although the southern range may be shortened as populations may be considered to represent new sp.

Small brooks & streams in coastal rainforest. Some locations are brackish coastal lagoons. Restricted to sedimentary soils derived from the Quarterniary period.
Has been collected at higher altitude in the northern area of its distribution in marginal forest savannah of Nigeria.
Species diversification in the distribution of A.bitaeniatum is thought to be controlled by the easier terrain where they cannot maintain pockets of isolation whereby to evolve into a new sp.

An obscure start. Ahl used four specimens to describe Fundulus bitaeniatus in 1924. These were obtained 'from aquarists & a professional breeder, Matte of Berlin' (ROTOW 1).

Introduced as an aquarium fish in 1908 according to Arnold. These were said to have originated from Warri, western Niger Delta. This population was originally described under Fundulus bivittatus.

History of the synonym Fundulopanchax multicolor Meinken 1930

Meinken described this species in 1930 using a pair plus one live male. His article describing the species (Two new Fundulopanchax species from Cameroon) stated that these fish came from Cameroon, but in a further article stated that the type specimens were collected by Griem of Hamburg at Ajakapulka which is situated near Lagos, Nigeria.
Ladiges, in 1951stated that Griem collected these fish at Apapa, near Lagos. Griem was well known as a collector in the Niger Delta & Western Cameroon.
Scheel in ROTOW 1 considered that the colour pattern indicated they came from southwestern Nigeria. For a time in Germany the multicolor name was changed to splendopleure & vice versa for some unknown reason.

History of the synonym Aphyosemion (Fundulopanchax) nigri Ahl 1935

Ahl described this species in 1935 from a single specimen reportedly collected from the mouth of the Niger River. This was given to Ahl by Siggelkow. The type specimen was kept in the Berlin Museum but was reportedly not examined by other zoologists. This specimen is presumed to have been lost now. The caudal fin was reported to be trilobate

History of the synonym Fundulus rubrostictus Ahl 1928

Ahl described this sp. from 3 specimens he received from Matte who reported them as being from the Niger Drainage. Matte was a professional fish breeder & not a collector.
Meinken thought this aquarium strain was probably imported with A.bitaeniatum although no date could be ascertained as to their original import.
Meinken, in Die Aquarien Fische stated that they resembled A.cameronense, A.meinkeni & A.oeseri & were imported by Platy Tischrunde in 1932.
Ahl also had a change of mind as in 1936 with co-author Arnold he stated that the form used as a type was imported from the Niger in 1932.

A breeding report in BKA newsletter No. 134, October 1976 stated that the sp. was easily bred. A tank was set up with plenty of floating Indian Fern (Ceratopteris) to help keep the water clean. Top mops were added & 80% of the eggs were found in them.
Eggs were removed to another container & water incubated for 14 days before hatching was observed. Dry storage was tried but not recomended as development was observed to be too fast with the fry being poor compared to those water incubated.
Fry growth was rapid with first signs of sexing out between 6-8 weeks. Full size was attained in 4-5 months.