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Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Nothobranchius: Greek, nothos = false + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335); torgashevi: The species is named in honour of aquarist and collector Sergey Torgashev from Elektrostal, Moscow Oblast, Russia, who discovered the species (Ref. 116436).
Eponymy: Sergey Torgashev, Elektrostal, Moscow Oblast, Russia, is a collector and aquarist who discovered the species in Tanzania. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 8.3 - 8.3. Tropical; 25°C - 30°C (Ref. 116436)
Africa: Mhwala River, Lake Eyasi basin, in Tanzania (Ref. 116436).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 116436); 3.3 cm SL (female)
Short description
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18; Vertebrae: 29. Diagnosis: The colour pattern of Nothobranchius torgashevi males is compparable to that of other N. ugandensis group members, comprising light blue scales and a broad, irregular reticulated pattern on the body, vivid orange or red oblique bars on the head and dorsum, a yellow or blue anal fin, and large vivid red spots on the dorsal and anal fins; other shared characters include: head rounded with a slightly concave to nearly straight dorsal profile; predorsal region convex between the nape and posterior extremity of the dorsal fin base; cephalic squamation variable (Ref. 116436). Nothobranchius torgashevi can be distinguished from all other species in the N. ugandensis group by the following combination of characters: flank scales with red margins; caudal fin plain red; pectoral fin hyaline with a few proximal red dots; anal fin light blue with red dots proximally, yellow or creamy white distally; dorsal and anal fins with red margin; 16-17 dorsal fin rays; 17-18 anal fin rays; 31-33 scales in the median lateral series; 11-12 transverse scale rows; 16 circumpeduncular scales (Ref. 116436).
Found in a seasonal ditch, less than 1 m deep and without aquatic vegetation, the water light clay grey and turbid with a pH of 8.3 and temperature varying from 25 to 30°C (Ref. 116436).
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Valdesalici, S., 2015. Nothobranchius torgashevi (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new species of annual killifish with two male colour morphs from the Lake Eyasi basin, central Tanzania. Killi-Data Ser. 2015:17-30. (Ref. 116436)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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