Nagy 2014
DesDescriptioncription
Nagy, B., 2014. Nothobranchius chochamandai, a new species of
annual killifish from the Luapula drainage, Democratic Republic of
Congo (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae). Ichthyol. Explor.
Freshwat. 25(2):167-183.
Abstract:
Nothobranchius chochamandai, new species, is described from
ephemeral swamps of the Kinikabwimba River, tributary of
Lufutishi River in the lower Luapula drainage in Katanga province
of Democratic Republic of Congo. It is identified as belonging to the
N. brieni species-group of which it shows the diagnostic characters
in males: proximal portion of caudal and anal fins spotted; dorsal
fin lacking dark distal margin; head without dark spots and scales
without a black posterior margin. Nothobranchius chochamandai
is distinguished from all other species of this species-group by the
unique combination of the following characters in males: caudal
and anal fins with light blue distal margins and without a
submarginal band; dorsal fin without a light blue distal margin;
postorbital length 56-60 % HL; snout length 16-19 % HL; head width
65-69 % of its depth, and caudal peduncle length 135-142 % of its
depth.
Clasification
Genus: Nothobranchius
Subgenus: Zonothobranchius.
Group: brieni
Geographical Distribution
Maps
Type locality: Kinikabwimba river, about 1 km south of Kasomeno
village, Luapula drainage, Katanga province,10.772 S : 28.283 E
Locations/codes
Kasameno (CD 13-11)
Kasomeno CD 16-21 (same location)
Notes
Discoverer(s): Bela Nagy, Emmanuel Abwe and Auguste Chocha
Manda, April 9. 2013.
Status: Generally accepted.
In captivity :Standard maintenance for other Nothobranchius. Significant
color loss over generations in captivity.
Variability: Low
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