DesDescriptioncription
Wildekamp, R.H. & H.O. Berkenkamp. 1979. Nothobranchius
foerschi spec. nov. ein aquaristisch bekannter, jedoch
wissenschaftlich neuer Prachtgrundkärpfling aus Tansania/Ost
Afrika (Pisces, Cyprinodontidae). D.K.G. (Deutsche Killifisch Gem.) J.,
11 (11): 146, fig.
Clasification
Genus: Nothobranchius
Subgenus: Adiniops.
Group: guentheri
Geographical Distribution
Maps
Tanzania.
Type locality: Soga, near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.(06°43' S, 38°49' E)
Others places: - Ruvu Riv bas., W. Bagamoyo (TAN95/13), Tanz. [6.467
S : 38.850 E] Watters et al., 1995 | Huber, 1996a
- A7, 14 km E. Chalinze, Tanzania [6.651 S : 38.481 E] Grimsby et al.,
2014 | Huber, online
- 40km Dar es Salaam to Morogoro, Tanzania [6.750 S : 38.900 E]
Wildekamp, 1976 | Huber, 1996a
- 8km before Kimamba, Morogoro-Kilosa, Tanzania [6.767 S : 37.183 E]
Wildekamp, 1976 | Huber, 1996a
- 3km S. Soga, W. Dar es Salaam (Tan97/45), Tan. [6.837 S : 38.846 E]
Watters et al., 1997 | Huber, 2000a
Extension: Small.
Locations/codes
Ruvu TZ 91-103
Bagamoyo (TAN 95-13)
Dar Es Salaam, Kibaha (TZ 95-18)
Soga (TAN 97-45)
Soga TAN 98-14
Ruvu TZL 01-49
Kiforo (FTZ 05-11)
Ruvu (TZN 17-9)
Makurunge TAN 19-19
Makurunge TAN 19-20
Notes
Discoverer(s):
Status specie: Generally accepted
In captivity :Easy species to maintain and reproduce in captivity. Very
prolific.
Variability:
Bibliography
Foersch, W. 1967a. Grünes Licht für Prachtgrundkärpflinge, die
Nothobranchius-Arten. Aquarien Magazin, 1 (8): 334-347, 28 figs. [foerschi
N.: Aquar/Mis palmqvisti]
Kadlec, J. 1987a. Nothobranchius foerschi (Wildekamp et Berkenkamp,
1979). Le Killi de Foersch. Aquarama, 98: 10-13, fig. [foerschi N.: Aquar]
Wildekamp & Berkenkamp, 1979
N.foerschi Soga Tan 97/45 © John Glaudemans
