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Nothobranchius Hassoni
''Nothobranchius'' is a genus of small, freshwater killifish, classified in either the family Nothobranchiidaevan der Laan, R., Eschmeyer, W.N. & Fricke, R. (2014)Family-group names of Recent fishes.''Zootaxa, 3882 (2): 1–230.'' or a more inclusive AplocheilidaeCosta, W.J.E.M. (2016)Comparative morphology and classification of South American cynopoeciline killifishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae), with notes on family-group names used for aplocheiloids.''Vertebrate Zoology, 66 (2): 125-140.'' in the order Cyprinodontiformes. There are many species: as of 2018 there are more than 70 species, many with very small distributions. They are primarily native to East Africa from Sudan to northern South Africa, but half a dozen species are found in the upper Congo River Basin and two species (''Nothobranchius rubroreticulatus, N. rubroreticulatus'' and ''Nothobranchius thierryi, N. thierryi'') are from west-central Africa; the greatest species richness is in Tanzania. ''Nothobran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothobranchius Rachovii
''Nothobranchius rachovii'', or the bluefin notho, is a species of freshwater annual killifish from Mozambique. It can grow up to 6 cm (2.4").Mongabay â€Rainbow Nothobranch Accessed 23 January 2010. It is popular among killifish enthusiasts, who raise them from eggs in aquaria. Description Aside from the typical orange and blue variant, there is ''Nothobranchius rachovii KNP Black'', which has much darker colors, and was collected from the wild in Kruger National Park, South Africa in 1984, and ''Nothobranchius rachovii var. Red'', which has a red head with turquoise highlights. The females of all varieties are more neutrally colored. This shows sexual dimorphism among these fish. Distribution ''Nothobranchius rachovii'' ''sensu stricto'' is found in the floodplain of the lower Zambezi and also in the floodplain of the Pungwe River. Diet ''N. rachovii'' are benthopelagic, feeding on zooplankton and other small organisms living at the bottom of the water (benthos). Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
