DesDescriptioncription
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): 1-16, fig.
Clasification
Genus: Nothobranchius
Subgenus: Cynobranchius.
Geographical Distribution
Maps
Somalia
Type locality: on the road from Kisimayo over Badada to Kolbio, 2 km
from Goba, ca. 107.8 km from Kisimayo, Somalia. (0.733 S : 41.717 E)
Other locations: -near Afmadu with steep sides (Fishbase) 0 31 N42 4 E
-pool near Haya between Kokani (=Hokani or Belesc Cogani) and Afmadu
(Fishbase) 0 25 N41 50 E
Extension: Very short distribution.
Locations/codes
Goba
Mnazini KEN 08-09
Notes
Discoverer(s): unknown.
Status specie: Accepted by all authors
In captivity : Very rare species in the hobby, possibly absent today with a
very critical natural habitat.
Variability: Possibly scarce
Bibliography
Rosenstock, J. 1995. Nothobranchius North to South. British Killifish
Association (B.K.A.), Killi News, 362 (November): 155-166, figs. [fasciatus
N.: Aquar]
Wildekamp, R.H. 1984. Een Nothobranchius studie in zuidelijk Somalië.
Killi Fish Nederland, Killi Nieuws, 14 (4): 67-84, figs., map. [fasciatus N.:
Coll/Sys/as sp.]
Nagy, B. 2009b. Distribution of Nothobranchius species in the coastal Plain
of Kenya. Journal of the American Killifish Association (J. Amer. Killifish
Assoc., JAKA), 42 (5): 194-214, figs. [fasciatus N.: Eco/Coll/Pat/as aff.]
Wildekamp & Haas, 1992
Picture J.L. Viseas
