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Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Nothobranchius: Greek, nothos = false + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Gustaf Palmqvist was the patron who funded the Kilimanjaro-Meru expedition (1905– 1906) led by Yngve Sjöstedt (q.v.) which collected the type (and 27 other species in the same genus). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Lönnberg.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
বাস্তুসংস্থান
; স্বাদু পানি সমুদতলে ভাসমান বেনথোপেলাজিক ; pH range: 6.5 - 7.0; dH range: 4 - 10; অ_ পরিযায়ী. Tropical; 18°C - 22°C (Ref. 13371)
Africa: Kenya and Tanzania.
আকৃতি / ওজন / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 27139)
Occurs in temporary pools in floodplains, swamps and temporary ditches (Ref. 3788). Bottom spawner, 2-4 months incubation. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
পরিপক্কতা | প্রজনন | ডিম ছাড়া | ডিমসমূহ | ডিম্বধারন ক্ষমতা | শুককীট
Produces up to 200 eggs which are hidden in the substrate.
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. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 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).
ট্রফিক পর্যায়ে (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).