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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Nothobranchius: Greek, nothos = false + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335); ivanovae: The species name is dedicated to the aquarist, collector, and discoverer of the species, Iva Ivanova from Dupnitsa, Bulgaria (Ref. 92886).
Eponymy: Iva Ivanova is a Bulgarian aquarist. She discovered and collected this species in western Tanzania. She has undertaken a number of collecting trips with Kiril Kardashev who has co-authored papers with the author. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
Africa: swampy area of Katuma River drainage in western Tanzania (Ref. 92886, 122068).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 92886); 3.3 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18; Vertebrae: 28. Diagnosis: Nothobranchius ivanovae males are similar to other members of the N. taeniopygus species group, differing from all other species of the genus by caudal and anal fin with a broad light sub-marginal band and dark margin (Ref. 92886). It differs from the similar and geographically closest N. taeniopygus from Ipati River by the following combination of characters: caudal fin red vs. pale brownish red, caudal fin with subdistal band vs. without band, anal fin with a creamy yellow broad submarginal band vs. thin white band; and from N. taeniopygus from Wogo River by the following combination of characters: blue-grey scales vs. light blue, caudal fin red vs. pale brownish grey, caudal fin with a subdistal and distal band vs. without band (Ref. 92886). In addition, N. ivanovae males have a relatively shorter head compared to N. taeniopygus "Ipati river", 29.5-34.6% of standard length vs. 33.0-37.5%; smaller eye, 22.8-29.0% of head length vs. 30.7-38.9%; more scales on lateral line, 31 vs. 28-30; and more dorsal and anal fin rays, 17-18 vs. 14-15 and 17-18 vs. 15-17 respectively (Ref. 92886). They have also a shorter head compared to N. taeniopygus "Wogo river", 29.5-34.6% of standard length vs. 33.6-35.4%; more scales on lateral line, 31 vs. 30; and more dorsal fin rays, 17-18 vs. 15 (Ref. 92886).
Found in swampy area; described from a residual pool in the dry bed of the Karira stream (Ref. 92886).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Valdesalici, S., 2012. Nothobranchius kardashevi and Nothobranchius ivanovae (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae): two new annual killifishes from the Katuma River drainage, western Tanzania. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 18(4):191-198. (Ref. 92886)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00472 - 0.02669), b=2.94 (2.74 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
