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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).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.9 - 7.5; non-migratory. Tropical; 25°C - 29°C (Ref. 41296); 6°S - 9°S
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41296)
Found in small, temporary, weedy pools (Ref. 41296).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Annual fishes.
Watters, B.R., R.H. Wildekamp and B.J. Cooper, 1998. Zwei neue Nothobranchius- Arten aus der Küstenebene Tansanias. DKG-J. 30(3):52-63. (Ref. 41296)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: potential
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