DesDescriptioncription
Wildekamp, R.H. & R. Haas. 1992. Redescription of Nothobranchius
microlepis, Description of two new Species from Northern Kenya
and Southern Somalia, and Note on Status of Paranothobranchius.
Ichthyol. ExpIor. Freshwaters, 3 (1): 13, fig. 12.
Nothobranchius bojiensis differs from the other species of the genus,
with the exception of N. fasciatus, by its strongly curved dorsal
profile with almost no transition to the head . It differs from the
related N. microlepis by its curved vs. concave dorsal-head transition,
greater interorbital width, 12.0-16.4% of standard length vs. 9.4-
15.4%, shorter snout, 4.8-7.3% of standard length vs. 6.3-9.1%, higher
number of rays in dorsal and anal fins and higher number of scales
on the longitudinal series. It differs from the related N. fasciatus by
its red brown vs. blue grey body and fin colour in preserved males, a
greater body depth in males, 28.1-37.6% of standard length vs. 27.7-
31.9%, higher number of rays in dorsal and anal fins and higher
number of scales on the longitudinal series; the scales are smaller
and more irregularly set .
Clasification
Genus: Nothobranchius
Subgenus: Cynobranchius.
Geographical Distribution
Maps
Type locality: Around Boji plains.01°30' N, 39°10' E
Anothers places:
- near Merti, on Boji riv. side, N. Kenya * [1.017 N : 38.650 E]
Battersby, 1951 | Wildekamp&Haas, 1992
Locations/codes
Ewaso Ngiro (KEN 10-1),
Habaswein (KEN 10-2),
Notes
Status specie: Accepted by all authors.
Discoverer(s): J.C. Battersby, herpetologist and member of the Kenyan-
Ethiopian Boundary Commission, 1951.
In captivity :Difficult species to maintain with a tendency to digestive
problems, probably due to an inadequate diet.
Bibliography
Nagy, B. 2012b. In Search of Nothobranchius bojiensis in the
Wilderness of northeastern Kenya. Journal of the American
Killifish Association (J. Amer. Killifish Assoc., JAKA), 45 (5): 146-
160, unnumbered figs. [bojiensis N.: Coll/Dis/Pat/Eco/Mor/type
locality]
Wildekamp & Haas, 1992
