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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Nothobranchius: Greek, nothos = false + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335); hassoni: The species is named in honour of Michel Hasson, for his assistance to obtain the type specimens, additional information and for his support to help the National Park of Upemba (Ref. 53530).
Eponymy: Dr Michel Hasson (d: 1955) is an ardent lover of nature, active in several associations working to preserve biodiversity in Central Africa including the Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale and the National Park of Upemba. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Africa: lower Lufira system (Ref. 98826), including ephemeral pools in the floodplain of the Lufwa River system (Ref. 53530), in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 53530); 3.7 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17. Deep bodied Nothobranchius (Ref. 53530). The snout is rounded (Ref. 53530). The mouth is terminal, directed upward (Ref. 53530). Ctenii are absent on the rays of the dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 53530). Number of scales on the median longitudinal line is 26-30 and 2-4 on caudal fin base (Ref. 53530). Most scales have a shallow pit in the centre, not connected with an underlying neuromast system (Ref. 53530); there are no ctenii on the body scales (Ref. 53530).

Inhabits ephemeral pools with turbid water (Ref. 53530).

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Valdesalici, S. and R.H. Wildekamp, 2004. A new species of the genus Nothobranchius Peters, 1868 from the Lufwa River basin, Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (Pisces, Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae). Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. "G. Doria" 96:241-251. (Ref. 53530)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(iii)); Date assessed: 09 December 2018

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 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).

Nothobranchius hassoni Valdesalici & Wildekamp, 2004