Tentative list of valid names for African and Asian rivuline species
AHL: Aphyosemion ahli Myers 1933 Coastal Cameroon
ANN: Epiplatys annulatus (Boulenger 1915) Guinea-Liberia
ARN: Aphyosemion arnoldi (Boulenger 1908) Niger Delta
AUS: Aphyosemion australe (Rachow 1921) Gaboon?
BAR: Epiplatys barmoiensis Scheel 1968 Sierra Leone/Liberia
BAT: Aphyosemion batesii (Boulenger 1911) Cameroon
BER: Roloffia bertholdi (Roloff 1965) Sierra Leone/Liberia
BIF: Epiplatys bifasciatus (Stdr. 1881) West Africa/Nile
BIV: Aphyosemion bivittatum (Lonnberg 1895) Togo/Sp. Guinea
BLO: Aplocheilus blockii (Arnold 1911) S. India
BUA: Aphyosemion bualanum (Ahl 1924) E.Cameroon/C.Afr.Rep.
CAL: Aphyosemion calliurum (Blgr. 1911) S. Nigeria
CAM: Aphyosemion cameronense (Blgr. 1903) S. Cameroon
CHA: Epiplatys chaperi (Sauvage 1882) Ivory Coast/Ghana
CHE: Epiplatys chevalieri (Pellegrin 1904) C. Congo
CHR: Aphyosemion christyi (Blgr. 1915) C. Congo
CIN: Aphyosemion cinnamomeum Clausen 1963 W. Cameroon
DAG: Epiplatys dageti Poll 1953 Liberia/Ghana
DAY: Aplocheilus dayi (Steindachner 1892) Ceylon
DUB: Aphyoplatys duboisi (Poll 1953) C. Congo
ELE: Aphyosemion elegans (Blgr. 1899) C. Congo
ESE: Epiplatys esekanus Scheel 1968E. Cameroon
EXI: Aphyosemion exiguum (Blgr. 191 1) E. Cameroon/N. Gaboon
FAS: Epiplatysfasciolatus (Giinther 1866) Guin‚e/Liberia
FER: Aphyosemion ferranti (Blgr. 1910) Kasai, C. Congo
FIL: Aphyosemionfilamentosum (Meinken 1933) S. Nigeria
FLA: "Aphyosemion" flavipinnis (Meinken 1932) S. Nigeria
GAM: Fundulosoma gambiense (Svensson 1934) Gambia
GAR: Aphyosemion gardneri (Blgr. 1911) Nigeria/W. Cameroon
GER: Roloffia geryi (Lambert 1958) Guin‚e/Sierra Leone
GRA: Epiplatys grahami (Blgr. 1911) S. Nigeria/Cameroon
GUE: Nothobranchius guentheri (Pfeffer 1893) Zanzibar
GUI: Roloffia guineensis (Daget 1954) Guin‚e/Liberia
GUL: Aphyosemion gulare (Blgr. 1901) S. Nigeria
HOM: Pachypanchax homalonotus (Dumeril 1861) Madagascar
LAB: Aphyosemion labarrei Poll 1952 Lower Congo
LAM: Epiplatys lamottei Daget 1954 High Guin‚e
LIB: Roloffia liberiensis (Blgr. 1908) S. Liberia
LIN: Aplocheilus lineatus (C&V 1846) India
LON: Epiplatys longiventralis (Blgr. 1911) Niger Delta
LOU: Aphyosemion louessense (Pellegrin 1931) Brazzaville-Congo
MAE: Roloffia maeseni (poll 1941) W. Ivory Coast/Guin‚e
MIL: Nothobranchius microlepis (Vinciguerra 1897) Somali
MUF: Epiplatys multifasciatus (Blgr. 1913) C. Congo-L. Congo?
NDI: Aphyosemion ndianum Scheel 1968 W. Cameroon
NIC: Epiplatys nigricans (BIgr. 1913) C. Congo
OCC: Roloffia occidentalis (Clausen 1965) Sierra Leone
ORT: Nothobranchius orthonotus (Peters 1844) Mozambique
PAN: Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton-Buchanan 1822) India/Indonesia
PET: Roloffia Petersii (Sauvage 1882) Ivory Coast/Ghana
PLA: Pachypanchax playfairi (Gunther 1866) Seychelles/Zanzibar
RAC: Nothobranchius rachovii Ahl 1926 Mozambique
ROL: Roloffia roloffi Roloff 1936 Sierra Leone
SEX: Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862 Ghana/Gaboon
SIN: Epiplatys singa (Blgr. 1899) Lower Congo
SJO: Aphyosemion sjostedti (L6nnberg 1895) S. Nigeria/Cameroon
SPI: Epiplatys spilargyreius (Dumeril 1861) Trop. Africa
SPL: Aphyosemion splendidum (Pellegrin 1930) N. Gaboon
STR: Aphyosemion striatum (Blgr. 1911) N. Gaboon
TAP: Nothobranchius taeniopygus (Hilgend 1888) Tanganyika
THI: Fundulosoma thierryi Ahl 1924 W. Africa
WAL: Aphyosemion walkeri (Blgr. 1911) Ivory Coast/Ghana
WER: Aplocheilus werneri Meinken 1966 Asia
Tentative list of valid subspecies of African and Asian Rivulinae
DOM: Aplocheilus panchax dorsomarginatus Klausewitz 1957
MON: Epiplatys dageti monroviae Daget & Arnoult 1964
SHE: Epiplatys chaperi sheljuzhkoi Poll 1953
TOD: Roloffia occidentalis toddi (Clausen 1965)
Tentative list of ill-defined names, which might prove to be valid (Nomen
dubium)
AND: Aplocheilus andamanicus (Kohler 1906) Andaman Islands
ANS: Epiplatys ansorgei (Blgr. 191 1) Gaboon
BAU: Epiplatys baudoni (Pellegrin 1922) Cent. Afr. Republ.
BEA: Aphyosetnion beauforti (Ahl 1924) S. Cameroon
BRI: Nothobranchius byieni Poll 1938 Katanga, Congo
COG: Aphyosemion cognatum Meinken 1951 C. Congo
DEC: Aphyosemion decorsei (Pellegrin 1904) C. Congo
FAL: Aphyosemion fallax Ahl 1935 Nigeria??
KIY: "Fundulosoma" kiyawense (Ahl 1928) N. Nigeria
LUJ: Aphyosemion lujae (Blgr. 191 1) S. Congo
MAC: Epiplatys macrostigma (Blgr. 191 1) Lower Congo Area
MAG: Aphyosemion margaretae Fowler 1936 E. Congo area
MAY: Nothobranchius ntayeri Ahl 1935 Mozambique
MEI: Aphyosemion meinkeni Myers 1933 Unknown
MEL: Roloffia melanteron (Fowler 1950) Liberia
MEP: Nothobranchius melanospilus (Pfeffer 1896) Tanganyika
NEU: Nothobranchius neumanni (Hilgendorf 1905) Tanganyika?
NIM: Epiplatys nigromarginatus (Schultze 1937) S. Nigeria?
OBS: Aphyosemion obscurum (Ahl 1924) E. Cameroon
OGO: Aphyosemion ogoensis (Pellegrin 1930) Gaboon
OLB: Epiplatys chaperi olbrechtsi Poll 1941 W. Ivory Coast
ORN: Epiplatys ornatus (Ahl 1928) Unknown
PAL: Nothobranchius palmquisti (Lonnberg 1907) Tanganyika
PAT: Nothobranchius patrizii (Vinciguerra 1927) Somali
RUR: Nothobranchius rubroreticulatus B&M 1960 Chad
SAN: Epiplatys sangmelinensis (Ahl 1928) E. Cameroon
SCH: Aphyosemion schoutedeni (Blgr. 1920) C. Congo
SEY: Nothobranchius seychellensis Ahl 1935 Seychelles Isl.
SIA: Aplocheilus panchax siamensis Scheel 1968 Thailand?
ZIM: Aphyosemion zimmeri (Ahl. 1924) Unknown
Tentative list of synonyms
ACU: Epiplatys acuticaudatus (Pellegrin 1913) = SPI
BEL: Aphyosemion bellicaudata (Ahl 1924) = OBS?
BIT: Aphyosemion bitaeniatum (Ahl 1924) = BIV
BOU: Epiplatys boulengeri (Pellegrin 1926) = MUF
BRU: Aphyoseinion brucei (Boulenger 191 1) = GAR?
CAB: Roloffia calabaricus (Ahl 1935) = LIB
CAR: Aphyosemion carnapi (Ahl 1924) = OBS
CAS: Aphyosemion castaneum Myers 1924 = SCH
COE: Aphyosemion coeruleum (Boulenger 1915) = SJO
CON: Aphyosemion congicum (Ahl 1924) = CHR?
DEF: Epiplatys grahami decemfasciatus (Pellegrin) = SPI
DOR: Epiplatys dorsalis Mayer 1936 = FAS
ELB: Aphyosemion elberti (Ahl 1924) = BUA
ESC: Aphyosemion escherichi (Ahl 1924) = CAM?
GUS: Aphyosention gustavi (Ahl 1924) = BEA
HOL: Aphyosemion bivittatum hollyi Myers 1933 = BIV
INF: Epiplatys infrafasciatus (Gunther 1866) = SEX
JAC: Aphyosemion jacobi Ahl 1928 = EXI
JAU: Aphyosemionjaundense (Ahl 1924) = EXI
KUH: Nothobranchius kuhntae (Ahl 1926) = ORT?
LEO: Epiplatys sexfasciatus leonensis Ahl 1937 = FAS
LOB: Aphyosemion loboanum (Ahl 1924) = EXI
LOE: Aphyosemion loennbergii (Boulenger 1903) = BIV
LOU: Aphyosemion loloense (Ahl 1928) = EXI
MAR: Epiplatys marnoi (Steindachner 1881) = SPI
MAT: Epiplatys matlocki Fowler 1950 = FAS
MIC: Aphyosemion microstomum (Ahl 1924) = CAM
MUC: Aphyosemion multicolor (Meinken 1930) = BIV
NDE: Epiplatys ndelensis Fowler 1949 = BIT
NIG: Aphyosemion nigerianum Clausen 1963 = GAR
NII: Aphyosemion nigri Ahl 1935 = BIV?
NOR: Aphyosemion normani (Ahl 1928) = OBS
NUC: Pachypanchax nuchimaculatus (Guichen 1866) = HOM
PAP: Aphyosemion pappenheimi (Ahl 1924) = BIV
PAR: Aplocheilus parvus (Sundaja Raj) = BLO
PAS: Aphyosemion pascheni (Ahl 1928) = AHL?
POL: Aphyosemion pciychromum (Ahl 1924) = AUS
PRE: Aphyosemion preussi (Ahl 1924) = OBS
RIG: Aphyosetnion riggenbachi (Ahl 1924) = BIV
RUF: Aphyosemion rubrifascium Clausen 1963 = BUA
RUM: Aplocheilus rubrostigmus (Jerdon. 1849) = LIN
RUS: Aphyosemion rubrostictum (Ahl 1924) = BIV
SAK: Pachypanchax sakaramyi (Holly 1928) = HOW
SRE: Aphyosemion schreineri Ahl 1935 = BEA
SEN: Epiplatys smegalensis (Steindachner 1870) = SPI
SPM: Epiplatys spillmanni Arnoult 1960 = SHE
SPP: Aphyosemion splendopleure (Meinken 1930) = BIV
SPU: Aphyosemion spurrelli (Boulenger 1913) = WAL
STE: Epiplatys steindachneri (Svensson 1934) = BIF
TAE: Epiplatys taeniatus (Pfaff 1933) = BIF
TES: Aphyosemion tessmanni (Ahl 1924) = BUA
TRO: Nothobranchius troemneri (Myers 1926) = ORT
UNC: Aphyosemion unicolor (Ahl 1924) = BIV?
UNS: Aphyosemion unistrigatum Ahl 1935 = BIV
VEX: Aphyosemion vexillifer (Meinken 1929) = CAL
List of probably invalid names for African and Asian rivuline
species
(Nomen nudum)
AMS: Nothobranchius amsinki Ahl 1928
BUR: Aphyosemion burundi
HJE: Aphyosemion australe hjerreseni Meinken 1953
OES: Aphyosemion oeseri (Ahl 1928)
PIC: Aphyosemion pictum (Meinken 1932)
RUO: Aphyosemion rubrofasciatum (BrUnning 1930)
SEF: Epiplatys sexfasciatus (Peters 1863)
List of names attached to very ill-defined phenotypes (Nomen vanem)
CHI: Epiplatys chinchoxcanus (Ahl 1924)
EIM: Nothobranchius eiminki Ahl 1935
FLV: Epiplatys flavus (Ahl 1924)
NYO: Epiplatys nyongensis (Ahl 1928)
ROB: Nothobranchius robustus Ahl 1935
SUP: Epiplatys superbus (Ahl 1924)
VOS: Nothobranchius vosseleri Ahl 1924
ZEN: Epiplatys zenkeri (Ahl 1928)
List of names which may or may not be valid (Nomen dubium)
LUT: Aplocheilus panchax lutescens (Kohler 1906)
MAI: Aplocheilus panchax mattei (Kohler 1906)
MAN: Aplocheilus panchax marginatus (Kohler 1907)
MKU: Nothobranchius mkuziensis Fowler 1934 (description not seen)
