Watters, Cooper & Wildekamp, 2008
DesDescriptioncription
Watters, B.R., B.J. Cooper, & R.H. Wildekamp 2008. Description of
Nothobranchius cardinalis spec. nov. (Cyprinodontiformes:
Aplocheilidae), an annual fish from the Mbwemkuru River basin,
Tanzania. J. Amer. Killifish Assoc., 40 (5 & 6, 2007): 131, figs. 1-4.
Clasification
Genus: Nothobranchius
Subgenus: Adiniops.
Group: guentheri
Geographical Distribution
Maps
Tanzania
Type locality: 91 km northwest Nachingwea, in the direction of
village of Liwale and near Mtawatawa village, adjacent to Lisinjiri
river, a tributary of the Mbwemkuru river, Tanzania.9.902 S
:38.256 E
- Mbwemkuru River, near Kitumbini, S.E. Tanzania [9.574 S :
39.496 E] Wildekamp et al. | Watters et al., 2008
Locations/codes
Mbwemkuru River KTZ 85-28,
Lisinjiri River TAN 97-27,
Bukama (CD 13-9)
TNKS 13-20,
TNKS 13-24,
TTKSN 17-12
Notes
Discoverer(s): Ruud H. Wildekamp, Lothar Seegers, O. Roth and I. Van
Dooren, June 30. 1985
Status specie: accepted by all authors.
In captivity :Standard maintenance conditions, A highly prolific
species. It is clearly distinguished from N. rubripinnis by its larger,
brighter coloration and the broad red margin on its body scales.
Variability: Very scarce
Bibliography
Seegers, L. 1998a. Ein neuer Prachtgrundkärpfling aus Ostafrika. Aquarien
und Terrarien-Zeitschrift (Aquar. Terr. Zeit., D.A.T.Z.), 51 (1): 12-16, 11 figs.
[cardinalis N.: Sys/Coll/Pat/as aff. rubripinnis]
Dorn, A., Z. Musilova, M. Platzer, K. Reichwald & A. Cellerino. 2014. The
strange Case of East African annual fish: Aridification correlates with
Diversification for a Savannah aquatic Group? BMC Evolutionary Biology,
14: 210-235, figs., tabs., suppl. [cardinalis N.: Sys/Gen]
Video: Francesco Laia
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