DesDescriptioncription
Valdesalici, S., R. Bills, A. Dorn, K. Reichwald & A. Cellerino. 2012.
Nothobranchius niassa (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a
new species of annual Killifish from northern Mozambique.
Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, 23 (1): 21, Figs. 1-2.
Abstract: Nothobranchius niassa, new species, is described based on
specimens collected in pools within seasonal streams in upper
catchments of the Rovuma River, Niassa Reserve, northern
Mozambique. It differs from its congeners by a unique combination
of characters: dorsal fin rays 15-18, anal fin rays 15-17, light blue iris,
light blue dorsal and anal fins with curved red stripes, and red
pectoral fin. According to analysis of sequence variation within the
cytochrome oxidase I locus, N. niassa is a well-distinct taxon related
neither to the N. melanospilus species group nor to N. kirki, but
clusters with very high support with a clade including N. guentheri,
N. albimarginatus, N. korthausae, N. foerschi, N.cardinalis and
N.kilomberoensis (subgenus Adiniops). Within this clade, the closest
related species is N. kilomberoensis, known from Kilombero River
floodplain, Tanzania, although with moderate support.
Clasification
Genus: Nothobranchius
Subgenus: Adiniops
Group: guentheri
Geographical Distribution
Maps
Mozambique
Type locality:Niassa Reserve, first river crossing the Mbstamila-
Mantondovela road, Lukombe River drainage, (northern) Moçambique.
- Niassa Reserve, 1st river X Mbstamila-Mantondovela rd, Moç. * [12.138
S : 37.534 E] Bills, 2003 | Valdesalici et al., 2012
- Niassa Reserve, trib. Incalau river, Moç. [12.399 S : 37.673 E] Bills,
2003 | Valdesalici et al., 2012
Locations/codes
niassa Niassa Reserve,
Notes
Status specie:Unanimously confirmed
Bibliography
Related:
Merwe, P.D.W. van der, F.P.D. Cotterill, M. Kandziora, B.R. Watters, B. Nagy, T.
Genade, T.J. Flügel, D.S. Svendsen & D.U. Bellstedt. 2020. Genomic
Fingerprints of Palaeogeographic History: The tempo and mode of Rift
tectonics across tropical Africa has shaped the diversification of the killifish
genus Nothobranchius (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes). Molecular
Phylogenetics and Evolution (Mol. Phylogenet. Evol.), 158, 106988, (online 13
October 2020, print May 2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106988
[niassa N.: Sys/Gen/Dis]
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