DesDescriptioncription
Two new species of the genus Nothobranchius
(Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae) from the Kilombero River
basin, Tanzania. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 13 (1):
1–10.
Clasification
Genus: Nothobranchius
Subgenus: Aphyobranchius.
Group: janpapi
Geographical Distribution
Maps
Type locality: Tanzania: Ifakara, interconnected pools in a flooded grassy
area, 2 km south of the town of Ifakara on the side of the road to the ferry
across the Kilombero River (08°10' S, 36°42' E).
Anothers locations:
- Road to Malinyi, 77km S. Kilombero (Ulanga) River, Tanz. [8.633 S :
36.387 E] Watters et al., 2000 | Wildekamp et al., 2002
- Road to Malinyi, 27km S. Kilombero (Ulanga) River, Tanz. [8.391 S :
36.658 E] Watters et al., 2000 | Wildekamp et al., 2002
Extension: Short.
Locations/codes
Notes
Discoverer(s): Ian Sainthouse, Brian Watters and Ruud Wildekamp,
June, 7. 1995.
Status specie: Accepted by all authors
Maintenance in captivity: Fragile species, especially as most
Aphyobranchius due to its extremely small size at birth, which makes the
use of infusoria essential for at least a week. It lives in the upper part of the
aquarium, which, together with the configuration of its flat back, clearly
indicates that its diet is specialized in small flying insects. After 10 or 15
days after birth they are already able to eat nauplii of newly hatched brine
shrimp and their maintenance does not differ much from standard care.
Variability: low variability
Bibliography
Watters, B.R. 2017. Nothobranchius fishes of the Kibasira Swamp. Journal
of the American Killifish Association (J. Amer. Killifish Assoc., JAKA), 49 (5-
6) (2016): 131-153, 23 figs. [geminus N.: Mor/Eco/Pat/Beh/Dis]
Nagy, B., B.R. Watters, P.D.W. van der Merwe, F.P.D. Cotterill & D.U.
Bellstedt. 2020. Review of the Nothobranchius ugandensis species group
from the inland plateau of eastern Africa with descriptions of six new
species (Teleostei: Nothobranchiidae). Ichthyological Exploration of
Freshwaters (Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters), 30 (1): 21-73. [geminus N.:
Gen/Sys]
Wildekamp, Watters & Sainthouse, 2002
