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

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce benthopelagico; non migratori. Tropical; 23°C - 30°C (Ref. 2060)

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Africa: Kenya and Somalia. Reported from the Wabi Shebele basin in Ethiopia (Ref. 58460).

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 52331)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 16 - 20; Raggi anali molli: 17 - 20. Distinguished from all other species of the genus by its humpback, convex dorsal profile and concave transition between head and body along dorsal midline, numerous small and irregularly set scales in the longitudinal series, 26-30 gill-rakers in contrast to 12-15 in other species, long and closely set, dark vertical bar through the eye, uniform drab male color pattern, and courting behavior (Ref. 26692).

Occurs in temporary pools. 8 cm max TL (Ref. 3788). Bottom spawner, 3 months incubation. Very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

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Wildekamp, R.H. and R. Haas, 1992. Redescription of Nothobranchius nicrolepis, description of two new species from northern Kenya and southern Somalia, and note on the status of Paranothobranchius (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 3(1):1-16. (Ref. 26692)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Vulnerabile, vedi Lista Rossa IUCN (VU) (B2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 04 January 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 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).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Nothobranchius microlepis (Vinciguerra, 1897)