DesDescriptioncription
Ostafrikanischer Fische gesammelt von Herrn Stuhlmann im Jahre
1888-1889. Jahrbuch Hamburger Wiss. Anstalt, 10 (2)
Clasification
Genus: Nothobranchius
Subgenus:Adiniops.
Group: guentheri
Geographical Distribution
Maps
Type locality: Zanzibar island, Tanzania (6.167 S : 39.367 E)
Anothers locations:
- 3 km Kinyasini to Dunga, Zanzibar Island, Tan. [5.017 S : 39.750 E]
Rosenstock, 1989 | Huber, 1996a
- 1m S. Kilombero to Dunga (Tan97/2), Zanzibar, T. [6.025 S : 39.328 E]
Watters et al., 1997 | Huber, 2000a
Extension: endemic to the island of Zanzibar
Locations/codes
Notes
Discoverer(s): Franz Ludwig Stuhlmann, August 6. 1888 (also in 1889).
Status specie: Accepted by all authors.
Very prolific species and one of the most resistant of the genus.
Maintenance in captivity: This species is easy to care for and one of
the most resistant to varying water parameters. It's a very active fish,
always on the move. It's also prolific.
Variability: Very little variability between specimens. There is a gold
form and a blue form.
Bibliography
Nieuwenhuizen, A. van den. 1972b. Das Wunder. Aquarien und Terrarien-
Zeitschrift (Aquar. Terr. Zeit., D.A.T.Z.), 25 (12): 402-405. [guentheri N.:
Aquar]
Jubb, R.A. 1969. The Nothobranchius (Pisces, Cyprinodontidae) of
Southern Africa and a new Species from Lake Chilwa, Malawi. Annals of
the Cape Provincial Museums (Natural History), 8 (1) (December) (1970?):
1-11, 3 figs., 1 map, 1 tab. [guentheri N.: Sys/Pat]
Pfeffer, 1893
