Scriptaphyosemion liberiense (Boulenger, 1908)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scriptaphyosemion liberiense (Boulenger, 1908)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1908)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
- Genus
- Scriptaphyosemion
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCyprinodontiformes
- familyNothobranchiidae Garman, 1895
- genusScriptaphyosemion Radda & Pürzl, 1987
- speciesScriptaphyosemion liberiense (Boulenger, 1908)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scriptaphyosemion. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Scriptaphyosemion banforense (Seegers, 1982) | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scriptaphyosemion cauveti (Romand & Ozouf-Costaz, 1995) | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scriptaphyosemion chaytori (Roloff, 1971) | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scriptaphyosemion fredrodi (Vandersmissen, Etzel & Berkenkamp, 1980) | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scriptaphyosemion guignardi (Romand, 1981) | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scriptaphyosemion roloffi (Roloff, 1936) | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scriptaphyosemion bertholdi (Roloff, 1965) | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scriptaphyosemion brueningi (Roloff, 1971) | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scriptaphyosemion etzeli (Berkenkamp, 1979) | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scriptaphyosemion geryi (Lambert, 1958) | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scriptaphyosemion nigrifluvi (Romand, 1982) | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Scriptaphyosemion schmitti (Romand, 1979) | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Haplochilus liberiensis Boulenger, 1908 Boulenger, 1908 | synonym |
| Aphyosemion muelleri Scheel, 1968 Scheel, 1968 | synonym |
| Roloffia melantereon (Fowler, 1950) (Fowler, 1950) | synonym |
| Roloffia liberiensis (Boulenger, 1908) (Boulenger, 1908) | synonym |
| Aphyosemion calabaricus Ahl, 1936 Ahl, 1936 | synonym |
| Aphyosemion liberiense (Boulenger, 1908) (Boulenger, 1908) | synonym |
| Panchax liberiensis (Boulenger, 1908) (Boulenger, 1908) | synonym |
| Aphyosemion melantereon (Fowler, 1950) (Fowler, 1950) | synonym |
| Epiplatys melantereon Fowler, 1950 Fowler, 1950 | synonym |
| Haplochilus calabaricus (Ahl, 1936) (Ahl, 1936) | synonym |
| Roloffia calabarica (Ahl, 1936) (Ahl, 1936) | synonym |
| Aphyosemion calabaricum Ahl, 1936 Ahl, 1936 | synonym |
| Aphyosemion liberiensis (Boulenger, 1908) (Boulenger, 1908) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1013318 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4VYN6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.