Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae African rivulines

Genus: Nothobranchius

(See list of species below)


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97 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 5.0 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius albertinensis
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
Nothobranchius albimarginatus Watters, Wildekamp & Cooper, 1998

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius albimarginatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius angelae
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
Nothobranchius annectens Watters, Wildekamp & Cooper, 1998

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius annectens
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius attenboroughi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.0 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius balamaensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius bellemansi
[]

Photo by Nagy, B.

Africa
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Nothobranchius bojiensis Wildekamp & Haas, 1992

Photo by Photo by Nagy, B.
 
Nothobranchius bojiensis
[Boji Plains nothobranch]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius boklundi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Nothobranchius brieni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.0 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius capriviensis
[Caprivi Nothobranchius]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
Nothobranchius cardinalis Watters, Cooper & Wildekamp, 2008

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius cardinalis
[Cardinal Nothobranchius]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius chochamandai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius cooperi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius derhami
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius ditte
[]

Photo by Dorn, A.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nothobranchius eggersi Seegers, 1982

Photo by Photo by Dorn, A.
 
Nothobranchius eggersi
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Nothobranchius elongatus Wildekamp, 1982

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius elongatus
[Elongate nothobranch]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius elucens
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Nothobranchius fasciatus Wildekamp & Haas, 1992

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius fasciatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius flagrans
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
Nothobranchius flammicomantis Wildekamp, Watters & Sainthouse, 1998

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius flammicomantis
[]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nothobranchius foerschi Wildekamp & Berkenkamp, 1979

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Nothobranchius foerschi
[]

Photo by Dorn, A.

Africa
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Nothobranchius furzeri Jubb, 1971

Photo by Photo by Dorn, A.
 
Nothobranchius furzeri
[Turquoise killifish]

Photo by Schmaus, G.

Africa
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
Nothobranchius fuscotaeniatus Seegers, 1997

Photo by Photo by Schmaus, G.
 
Nothobranchius fuscotaeniatus
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
Nothobranchius geminus Wildekamp, Watters & Sainthouse, 2002

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius geminus
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Nothobranchius guentheri (Pfeffer, 1893)

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Nothobranchius guentheri
[Redtail notho]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
Nothobranchius hassoni Valdesalici & Wildekamp, 2004

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Nothobranchius hassoni
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
Nothobranchius hengstleri Valdesalici, 2007

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius hengstleri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius hoermanni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius insularis
[]

Photo by Nagy, B.

Africa
Max. Length 6.5 cm TL
Nothobranchius interruptus Wildekamp & Berkenkamp, 1979

Photo by Photo by Nagy, B.
 
Nothobranchius interruptus
[Kikambala nothobranch]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius itigiensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius ivanovae
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Nothobranchius janpapi Wildekamp, 1977

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius janpapi
[]

Photo by Nagy, B.

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Nothobranchius jubbi Wildekamp & Berkenkamp, 1979

Photo by Photo by Nagy, B.
 
Nothobranchius jubbi
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Nothobranchius kadleci Reichard, 2010

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius kadleci
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Nothobranchius kafuensis Wildekamp & Rosenstock, 1989

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius kafuensis
[Kafue killifish]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius kardashevi
[]

Photo by Casado Pasamontes, F.

Africa
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
Nothobranchius kilomberoensis Wildekamp, Watters & Sainthouse, 2002

Photo by Photo by Casado Pasamontes, F.
 
Nothobranchius kilomberoensis
[]

Photo by Brill, J.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nothobranchius kirki Jubb, 1969

Photo by Photo by Brill, J.
 
Nothobranchius kirki
[Redfin notho]

Photo by Nilsson, K.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nothobranchius korthausae Meinken, 1973

Photo by Photo by Nilsson, K.
 
Nothobranchius korthausae
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
Nothobranchius krammeri Valdesalici & Hengstler, 2008

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius krammeri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius krysanovi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius kwalensis
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nothobranchius lourensi Wildekamp, 1977

Photo by Photo by RMCA
 
Nothobranchius lourensi
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
Nothobranchius lucius Wildekamp, Shidlovskiy & Watters, 2009

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius lucius
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Nothobranchius luekei Seegers, 1984

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius luekei
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Nothobranchius makondorum Wildekamp, Shidlovskiy & Watters, 2009

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius makondorum
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Nothobranchius malaissei Wildekamp, 1978

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Nothobranchius malaissei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius matanduensis
[]

Photo by R A Hill ARPS

Africa
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
Nothobranchius melanospilus (Pfeffer, 1896)

Photo by Photo by R A Hill ARPS
 
Nothobranchius melanospilus
[Blackspotted nothobranch]

Photo by Nagy, B.

Africa
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Nothobranchius microlepis (Vinciguerra, 1897)

Photo by Photo by Nagy, B.
 
Nothobranchius microlepis
[Small scaled nothobranch]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius milvertzi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius mkuziensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius moameensis
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Nothobranchius neumanni (Hilgendorf, 1905)

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius neumanni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius niassa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius nikiforovi
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 5.0 cm SL
Nothobranchius nubaensis Valdesalici, Bellemans, Kardashev & Golubtsov, 2009

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius nubaensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius occultus
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Nothobranchius ocellatus (Seegers, 1985)

Photo by Photo by RMCA
 
Nothobranchius ocellatus
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
Nothobranchius oestergaardi Valdesalici & Amato, 2011

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius oestergaardi
[]

Photo by Casado Pasamontes, F.

Africa
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Nothobranchius orthonotus (Peters, 1844)

Photo by Photo by Casado Pasamontes, F.
 
Nothobranchius orthonotus
[Spotted killifish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius ottoschmidti
[]

Photo by Nagy, B.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nothobranchius palmqvisti (Lönnberg, 1907)

Photo by Photo by Nagy, B.
 
Nothobranchius palmqvisti
[]

Photo by Slaboch, R.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nothobranchius patrizii (Vinciguerra, 1927)

Photo by Photo by Slaboch, R.
 
Nothobranchius patrizii
[Blue notho]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius pienaari
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Nothobranchius polli Wildekamp, 1978

Photo by Photo by RMCA
 
Nothobranchius polli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius prognathus
[]

Photo by Plistil, J.

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Nothobranchius rachovii Ahl, 1926

Photo by Photo by Plistil, J.
 
Nothobranchius rachovii
[Bluefin notho]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Nothobranchius robustus Ahl, 1935

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius robustus
[Red Victoria nothobranch]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Nothobranchius rosenstocki Valdesalici & Wildekamp, 2005

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Nothobranchius rosenstocki
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Nothobranchius rubripinnis Seegers, 1986

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius rubripinnis
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nothobranchius rubroreticulatus Blache & Miton, 1960

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius rubroreticulatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius rungwaensis
[]

Photo by Van der Zee, J.R.

Africa
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
Nothobranchius ruudwildekampi Costa, 2009

Photo by Photo by Van der Zee, J.R.
 
Nothobranchius ruudwildekampi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius sagittae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius sainthousei
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
Nothobranchius seegersi Valdesalici & Kardashev, 2011

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius seegersi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius serengetiensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius skeltoni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius sonjae
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nothobranchius steinforti Wildekamp, 1977

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius steinforti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius streltsovi
[]

Photo by Terceira, A.C.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nothobranchius symoensi Wildekamp, 1978

Photo by Photo by Terceira, A.C.
 
Nothobranchius symoensi
[]

Photo by Seegers, L.

Africa
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Nothobranchius taeniopygus Hilgendorf, 1891

Photo by Photo by Seegers, L.
 
Nothobranchius taeniopygus
[Striped nothobranch]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius taiti
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 3.6 cm TL
Nothobranchius thierryi (Ahl, 1924)

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius thierryi
[Togo Killifish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius torgashevi
[]

Photo by Nagy, B.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Nothobranchius ugandensis Wildekamp, 1994

Photo by Photo by Nagy, B.
 
Nothobranchius ugandensis
[Uganda nothobranch]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius usanguensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius venustus
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Nothobranchius virgatus Chambers, 1984

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius virgatus
[]

Photo by Seegers, L.

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Nothobranchius vosseleri Ahl, 1924

Photo by Photo by Seegers, L.
 
Nothobranchius vosseleri
[Pangani nothobranch]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius wattersi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Nothobranchius willerti
[Mnanzini nothobranch]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Nothobranchius albertinensis Africa 5.0 SL 2020
Nothobranchius albimarginatus Africa 3.3 SL 1998
Nothobranchius angelae Africa 4.4 SL 2019
Nothobranchius annectens Africa 3.3 SL 1998
Nothobranchius attenboroughi Africa 4.4 SL 2020
Nothobranchius balamaensis Africa 3.0 SL 2022
Nothobranchius bellemansi Africa 4.6 SL 2014
Nothobranchius bojiensis Boji Plains nothobranch Africa 4.8 SL 1992
Nothobranchius boklundi Africa 4.4 SL 2010
Nothobranchius brieni Africa 6 TL 1938
Nothobranchius capriviensis Caprivi Nothobranchius Africa 5.0 SL 2015
Nothobranchius cardinalis Cardinal Nothobranchius Africa 2.7 SL 2008
Nothobranchius chochamandai Africa 3.5 SL 2014
Nothobranchius cooperi Africa 2.6 SL 2017
Nothobranchius derhami Africa 3.8 SL 2019
Nothobranchius ditte Africa 3.3 SL 2018
Nothobranchius eggersi Africa 5 TL 1982
Nothobranchius elongatus Elongate nothobranch Africa 6 TL 1982
Nothobranchius elucens Africa 3.9 SL 2021
Nothobranchius fasciatus Africa 7 TL 1992
Nothobranchius flagrans Africa 3.9 SL 2014
Nothobranchius flammicomantis Africa 4.7 SL 1998
Nothobranchius foerschi Africa 5 TL 1979
Nothobranchius furzeri Turquoise killifish Africa 6.5 TL 1971
Nothobranchius fuscotaeniatus Africa 3.3 SL 1997
Nothobranchius geminus Africa 3.2 SL 2002
Nothobranchius guentheri Redtail notho Africa 3.5 SL 1893
Nothobranchius hassoni Africa 4.2 SL 2004
Nothobranchius hengstleri Africa 4.1 SL 2007
Nothobranchius hoermanni Africa 5.1 SL 2020
Nothobranchius insularis Africa 5.3 SL 2017
Nothobranchius interruptus Kikambala nothobranch Africa 6.5 TL 1979
Nothobranchius itigiensis Africa 4.3 SL 2020
Nothobranchius ivanovae Africa 4.5 SL 2012
Nothobranchius janpapi Africa 4.5 TL 1977
Nothobranchius jubbi Africa 6 TL 1979
Nothobranchius kadleci Africa 3.9 SL 2010
Nothobranchius kafuensis Kafue killifish Africa 6 TL 1989
Nothobranchius kardashevi Africa 3.8 SL 2012
Nothobranchius kilomberoensis Africa 4.1 SL 2002
Nothobranchius kirki Redfin notho Africa 5 TL 1969
Nothobranchius korthausae Africa 5 TL 1973
Nothobranchius krammeri Africa 3.3 SL 2008
Nothobranchius krysanovi Africa 3.1 SL 2010
Nothobranchius kwalensis Africa 4.2 SL 2019
Nothobranchius lourensi Africa 5 TL 1977
Nothobranchius lucius Africa 5.4 SL 2009
Nothobranchius luekei Africa 4.5 TL 1984
Nothobranchius makondorum Africa 6.1 SL 2009
Nothobranchius malaissei Africa 5.5 TL 1978
Nothobranchius matanduensis Africa 9.5 SL 2020
Nothobranchius melanospilus Blackspotted nothobranch Africa 5.3 SL 1896
Nothobranchius microlepis Small scaled nothobranch Africa 8 TL 1897
Nothobranchius milvertzi Africa 3.7 SL 2014
Nothobranchius mkuziensis Africa 3.4 SL 1934
Nothobranchius moameensis Africa 4.3 SL 2020
Nothobranchius neumanni Africa 6.5 SL 1905
Nothobranchius niassa Africa 2.9 SL 2012
Nothobranchius nikiforovi Africa 3 SL 2021
Nothobranchius nubaensis Africa 5.0 SL 2009
Nothobranchius occultus Africa 3.9 SL 2014
Nothobranchius ocellatus Africa 10 TL 1985
Nothobranchius oestergaardi Africa 3.2 SL 2011
Nothobranchius orthonotus Spotted killifish Africa 10 TL 1844
Nothobranchius ottoschmidti Africa 5.5 SL 2019
Nothobranchius palmqvisti Africa 5 TL 1907
Nothobranchius patrizii Blue notho Africa 5 TL 1927
Nothobranchius pienaari Africa 3.9 SL 2010
Nothobranchius polli Africa 6 TL 1978
Nothobranchius prognathus Africa 4.4 SL 2019
Nothobranchius rachovii Bluefin notho Africa 6 TL 1926
Nothobranchius robustus Red Victoria nothobranch Africa 5.5 TL 1935
Nothobranchius rosenstocki Africa 4.5 TL 2005
Nothobranchius rubripinnis Africa 3.6 SL 1986
Nothobranchius rubroreticulatus Africa 5 TL 1960
Nothobranchius rungwaensis Africa 4.2 SL 2019
Nothobranchius ruudwildekampi Africa 2.5 SL 2009
Nothobranchius sagittae Africa 3.9 SL 2013
Nothobranchius sainthousei Africa 4.1 SL 2016
Nothobranchius seegersi Africa 6.2 SL 2011
Nothobranchius serengetiensis Africa 4.8 SL 2013
Nothobranchius skeltoni Africa 5.3 SL 2019
Nothobranchius sonjae Africa 4.4 SL 2019
Nothobranchius steinforti Africa 5 TL 1977
Nothobranchius streltsovi Africa 5.1 SL 2016
Nothobranchius symoensi Africa 5 TL 1978
Nothobranchius taeniopygus Striped nothobranch Africa 3.6 SL 1891
Nothobranchius taiti Africa 3.5 SL 2019
Nothobranchius thierryi Togo Killifish Africa 3.6 TL 1924
Nothobranchius torgashevi Africa 4.3 SL 2015
Nothobranchius ugandensis Uganda nothobranch Africa 5 SL 1994
Nothobranchius usanguensis Africa 5.1 SL 2013
Nothobranchius venustus Africa 3.6 SL 2020
Nothobranchius virgatus Africa 5.5 TL 1984
Nothobranchius vosseleri Pangani nothobranch Africa 4.5 SL 1924
Nothobranchius wattersi Africa 5.3 SL 2013
Nothobranchius willerti Mnanzini nothobranch Africa 4 TL 1992



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