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Databases compiled from the Ministry of Primary Industries list of Tropical fish allowed to be imported into New Zealand.
Freshwater Fish A toH.
Freshwater Fish I to Z.
Tropical Marine Fish .
Killifish on list
Marine Invertebrates.
Exotic Reptiles and Amphibians
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Aphyosemion bivittatum
Twostripe Lyretail
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 6.5; dH range: 1 - 6; non-migratory. Tropical; 22°C - 24°C
Distribution Countries Africa: southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon.
Size 5.0 cm Short Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-13; Anal soft rays: 12 - 15
Restricted to brooks in the coastal rainforest with a calcium containing soil. Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium