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Red lyretail

Aphyosemion bivittatum (Lönnberg, 1895)

Status not recordedbony fish

The red lyretail (Aphyosemion bivittatum) is a species in the family Nothobranchiidae, order Cyprinodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the red lyretail

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red lyretail live?

Not recorded

Is the red lyretail endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the red lyretail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCyprinodontiformes
  5. familyNothobranchiidae
  6. genusAphyosemion
  7. SpeciesAphyosemion bivittatum (Lönnberg, 1895)

Synonyms Aphyosemion bivittatum hollyi, Aphyosemion bivittatus, Aphyosemion hollyi, Fundulopanchax bivittatus, Fundulopanchax bivittatus var. coerulea, Fundulus bivittatus

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Red aphyosemionEnglish
  • Two-banded killiEnglish
  • Twostripe lyretailEnglish
  • Twostriped killiEnglish
  • halančík dvoupásýCzech
  • Tobåndet fanekarpeDanish
  • Gebänderter PrachtkärpflingGerman
  • p. dwupręgiPolish
  • Двухполосый афиосемионRussian
  • Deba-ogoinroot
  • proporczykowiec czerwonyPolish
  • Afiosemion DvukhpolosyiRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red lyretail

Other species in the same genus Aphyosemion.

Lyretail

Aphyosemion australe

NothobranchiidaeNo free photo yet

Cameron killi

Aphyosemion cameronense

NothobranchiidaeNo free photo yet

Congo killi

Aphyosemion congicum

NothobranchiidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the red lyretail?

The red lyretail (Aphyosemion bivittatum) belongs to the family Nothobranchiidae in the order Cyprinodontiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red lyretail (Aphyosemion bivittatum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-lyretail

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BibTeX
@misc{red_lyretail_2026,
  title = {Red lyretail (Aphyosemion bivittatum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-lyretail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}