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Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Nothobranchius: Greek, nothos = false + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Dr Jean-Jacques André Symöns (1927–2014) was a Belgian botanist-ecologist at the University of Lubumbashi, DR Congo. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico; non migratori. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468)
Africa: Luapula River drainage, upper Congo River basin, in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia (Ref. 59344, 95585).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 27139)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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
Human uses
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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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).