Nothobranchius lourensi Wildekamp, 1977
Nothobranchius lourensi
photo by RMCA

 Family:  Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
 Max. size:  5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic, non-migratory
 Distribution:  Africa: Known only from its type locality, a temporary pool in the floodplain of the Ruvu river, eastern Tanzania.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Bottom spawner, 3 months incubation. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
 IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (D2) (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 01.05.94
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 06.07.07
 Checked by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 02.07.94

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