(C) Ruud Wildekamp
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 Somaliƫ. 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
Nothobranchius fasciatus Nothobranchius fasciatus Nothobranchius fasciatus Nothobranchius fasciatus N. fasciatus Mnazini 089 (c) Hristo Hristov N. fasciatus Mnazini 089 (c) Hristo Hristov
Picture J.L. Viseas