After the orange colouration in the throat.

Sonnenberg R. 2007.

Description of Three new species of the genus Chromaphyosemion Radda 1971 (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) from coastal plains of Cameroon with a preliminary review of the Chromaphyosemion splendopleure complex.

Zootaxa 1591: 1-38, 2007.

• Chromaphyosemion sp. 'Black Molly'
• Chromaphyosemion sp. No.6

Populations

• ABC 05 / 22 - West of Nagadjo
• ABC 05 / 23 - West of Naha
• ABC 05 / 24 - Nko'olong
• ABC 05 / 39 - Ebome
• ABC 05 / 58 - 700m North of Lolabe River
• CMM 36
• CMM 38
• KEK 98 / 9
• KEK 98 / 10 ( Also called Chrom. sp. No.6 Fenda )
• KEK 98 / 12
• sp. No. 6

• CMM 36 - See Type Locality.
• CMM 38 - On the Kribi to Ebolowa road near the village of Fenda.Collected by Kämpf, Sonnenberg & Tränkner in 2000.
• KEK 98 / 9 - On the Kribi to Ebolowa road near the village Njabilobé.Collected by Eberl, Kämpf & Kliesch in 1998.
• KEK 98 / 10 - On the Kribi to Ebolowa road in a small stream called Mintang near the village of Fenda. Collected by Eberl, Kämpf & Kliesch in 1998. This collection referred to as sp. No. 6.
• KEK 98 / 12 - On the road between Akom II & Bipindi. Found sympratricallly with A.loennbergi.

On the road between Kribi & Ebolowa, Cameroon. Collected in the first stream crossing the road after the village of Akok in the direction of Ebolowa. This was location CMM 36. Collected by Kämpf, Sonnenberg & Tränkner in 2000.

Along the Kribi / Ebolowa road between Akok & Akom II. Also extends along the road from Akom II to Bipindi. In this location ( KEK 98 / 12 ) it was found with A.loennbergi.

The type locality is a small stream crossing a road - 1·5 m wide & 0·5 m deep. Bottom layer was sand & gravel with leaves & dead wood. This area was shaded by forest. Water temperature 25·9°C, air temperature 31·3°C, pH 6·5, electrical conductivity between 10 & 20 µS/cm. Sympatric sp. Aphyosemion ahli.

Collected in November 1992 by Wolfgang Herzog, Hans-Jürgen Jochim & Richard Roth in a stream near Akok. Due to its dark colouration it was called Chromaphyosemion sp. 'Black Molly'. Two pairs were taken back to Germany but the males died within a few days.
In 1997 Jap Vlaming collected a fish resembling A.lugens not far from Akok.
In 1998 Kliesch, Eberl & Kämpf tried to locate the area of the 1992 collection but could not find the stream. Instead they collected near Akok & Fenda. These fish were similar to those collected by Vlaming in 1997. They also found fish on the Akom II to Bipindi road up to Toko (between Malomba & Nlonkeng which is 20-30 km north of Akom II). These fish were circulated as Chromaphyosemion sp. No.6.
Agnèse classified them as a subspecies of A.lugens.
Sonnenberg later described these as a ful species in 2007.

Given the water qualities in the 'Habitat' section this sp. would be best suited to soft slightly acid water on a bed of silver sand. Leaves & bogwood would be a good introduction. As the area is forested the tank would do better in a shaded location.