Valdesalici, 2007
DesDescriptioncription
A new species of the genus Nothobranchius (Cyprinodontiformes:
Nothobranchiidae) from the coastal Area of northeastern
Mozambique. Zootaxa, 1587: 62, figs. 1-4.
Abstract: Specimens of a distinctive fish of the genus Nothobranchius
were collected from an ephemeral pool, not directly linked to an adjacent
river, from the coastal area of northeastern Mozambique. These
specimens appear to be closely related to Nothobranchius melanospilus,
known from eastern Tanzania and southeastern Kenya and to another as-
yet undescribed species (Nothobranchius cf. melanospilus) from a
geographically contiguous area of southern Tanzania and northern
Mozambique. The new species (herein described as Nothobranchius
hengstleri) is differentiated by several morphological characters, as well as
by different male and female color patterns from the above-reported
species and all the others members of the Nothobranchius melanospilus
species group.
Clasification
Genus: Nothobranchius
Subgenus: Adiniops.
Group: Melanospilus
Geographical Distribution
Maps
Type locality: about 5 km north Nassoro, Cabo Delgado,Mozambique
10.887 S : 40.368 E
Extension: known only from type area,
Locations/codes
Nassoro (MZHL 05-14)
Nassoro MZHL 2018-07
Notes
Discoverer(s): Holger Hengstler and Silverio Vendo, May 18. 2005.
Status specie: accepted by all authors.
In captivity : Slow-growing species. Standard maintenance.
Variability: very little
Bibliography
Wildekamp, R.H., K.M. Shidlovskiy & B.R. Watters. 2009. Systematics of
the Nothobranchius melanospilus species group (Cyprinodontiformes:
Nothobranchiidae) with description of two new species from Tanzania and
Mozambique. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters (Ichthyol. Explor.
Freshwaters), 20 (3): 237-254, 12 figs. [hengstleri N.: Gen/Sys/Pat]
Krysanov, E.Y. & T. Demidova 2018. Extensive Karyotype Variability of
African fish genus Nothobranchius (Cyprinodontiformes). Comparative
Cytogenetics, 12 (3) :387-402. [hengstleri N.: Gen/Sys]
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