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Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Nothobranchius: Greek, nothos = false + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Gustaf Palmqvist was the patron who funded the Kilimanjaro-Meru expedition (1905– 1906) led by Yngve Sjöstedt (q.v.) which collected the type (and 27 other species in the same genus). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Lönnberg.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة قاعية التغذية و المعيشة; pH range: 6.5 - 7.0; dH range: 4 - 10; غير مهاجرة. Tropical; 18°C - 22°C (Ref. 13371)
Africa: Kenya and Tanzania.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 27139)
Occurs in temporary pools in floodplains, swamps and temporary ditches (Ref. 3788). Bottom spawner, 2-4 months incubation. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Produces up to 200 eggs which are hidden in the substrate.
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: تجاري; حوض مائي: تجاري
أدوات
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مصادر علي الأنترنت
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
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).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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