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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Nothobranchius: Greek, nothos = false + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Oskar Rudolph Neumann (1867–1946) was a German ornithologist who collected widely in east and northeast Africa (1892–1894). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Hilgendorf.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch; standvastig. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 2059)
Africa: temporary waters of the Bubu river, Bahi swamp and Lake Manyara basins in Tanzania.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 26713)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 14 - 18; Anale zachte stralen: 15 - 16. Distinguished from all other species of the genus by having straight dorsal profile and marked, angular transition between head and body along the dorsal profile (Ref. 26713).
Bottom spawner, X months incubation. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Annual fishes.
Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).