DesDescriptioncription
Wildekamp, R.H. 1978. Redescription of Nothobranchius brieni Poll,
1938 and the Description of three new Nothobranchius Species
(Pisces, Cyprinodontidae) from the Province of Shaba, Zaïre. Rev.
Zool. Bot. Afr., 92: 350, fig. 3.
Clasification
Genus: Nothobranchius
Subgenus: Zonothobranchius.
Group: brieni
Geographical Distribution
Maps
Zambia, Congo Republic
Type locality: near Mufumbi, Katanga Province. Congo Republic D.
(12°56' S, 29°22' E)
Others places:- Chirundu, Kapalala, Zambia [12.051 S : 28.833 E]
Rosenstock, 1989 | Rosenstock, 1991
- 15km N. Kapalala (ZAM92/3), Zambia [12.300 S : 29.433 E] Watters,
1992 | Huber, 1996a
- Near Mufumbi, 10°58'S, 28°09'E, Luapula drainage system, Malinde R.
valley, Shaba
-Luwombwa river, close to Luwombwa Lodge, Kasanka National Park (12
30 S30 8 E)
Extension:Large area.Luapula basin of southeastern Zaïre and
neighboring Zambia and lake Bagweulu region in northern Zambia
Locations/codes
North Kapalala (ZAM 92-3)
Kapalala (ZAM 07-4)
Luapula River ZAM 07-5
Sitambuli (ZM 12-10)
Tshonde (ZM 12-12)
Chimpundu ZMHK 22-5
Notes
Status specie: Generally accepted
Calm and scared fish. Not too prolific. It accepts less hard water for
breeding and reproduction than most Nothobranchius.
Bibliography
Related:
Nagy, B., F.P.D. Cotterill & D.U. Bellstedt. 2016. Nothobranchius sainthousei, a
new species of annual killifish from the Luapula River drainage in northern
Zambia (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes). Ichthyological Exploration of
Freshwaters (Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters), 27 (3) (November): 233-254, 9
figs., 5 tabs. [http://pfeil-verlag.de/wp-
content/uploads/2017/04/ief27_3_04.pdf] [symoensi N.: Sys/Gen/Pat]
Wildekamp 1978
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N. symoensi Chimpundu ZMHK 22-5
