''Nothobranchius taiti'' is a species of brightly coloured seasonal killifish in the family

Nothobranchiidae Nothobranchiidae are a family of bony fishes containing roughly 300 species, also known as African rivulines. They are small killifish, usually measuring about . They are limited to Africa, living in fresh water but being also somewhat salt-tol ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

. It is known from temporary pools and swamps formed on the seasonal floodplains of Apapi River system. The Apapi River is part of the

Lake Kyoga Lake Kyoga (literally 'the place of bathing' in Runyoro language) is a large shallow lake in Uganda, about in area and at an elevation of 1,033 metres. The Victoria Nile flows through the lake on its way from Lake Victoria to Lake Albert. The mai ...

basin in the upper

Nile The Nile, , Bohairic , lg, Kiira , Nobiin language, Nobiin: Áman Dawū is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered ...

drainage in eastern Uganda. Nagy, B. (2019). ''Nothobranchius taiti'' a new species of annual killifish from the upper Nile drainage in Uganda (Teleostei: Nothobranchiidae). ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters'', 29 (1): 19–31.

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