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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Nothobranchius: Greek, nothos = false + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468), preferred ?

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Africa: Luapula River drainage (upper Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia (Ref. 59344, 95585).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27139)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal fin rays 17-18; anal fin rays 17-18; body depth 30.4% in SL; caudal fin with a banded pattern; males lack the distinct black spots that are present on the lower frontal part of the dorsal fin (Ref. 53985).

Occurs in temporary pools, swamps and ditches (Ref. 59344). Bottom spawner, 4 months incubation (Ref. 27139).

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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. 115185)

Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii))

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Nothobranchius symoensi Wildekamp, 1978