DesDescriptioncription
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. Ichthyol. Explor.
Freshwaters, 20 (3): 230, figs. 8-9.
Clasification
Genus: Nothobranchius
Subgenus: Adiniops.
Group: Melanospilus
Tanzania
Type locality: between Ifakara and the Kilombero river ferry, 2 km
south Ifakara, 1 km north Kilombero river, Tanz. 8.172 S : 36.692 E
Other sites:
- Road to Malinyi, 11km S. Kilombero (Ulanga) River, Tanz. [8.296 S :
36.701 E]
- Road to Malinyi, 27km S. Kilombero (Ulanga) River, Tanz. [8.391 S :
36.658 E]
- Road to Malinyi, 77km S. Kilombero (Ulanga) River, Tanz. [8.633 S :
36.387 E]
Locations/codes
Ifakara TAN 00-13
Lupiro (TAN 00-15)
Luhule River TAN 02-8
Narubungo TAN 02-24
Kisiko (RB 05-47)
Kinungamkele (RB 05-48)
Ruhoi River (TZN 09-10)
Minepa TAN 19/02
Notes
Status specie: Generally accepted.
Discoverer(s): Brian Watters, Ruud Wildekamp and Ian Sainthouse,
June 7. 1995
In captivity : One of the largest Nothobranchius. Currently scarce in the
hobby. Standard maintenance conditions considering its size. A
progressive decrease in colour can be observed over successive
generations. Very little morphological differentiation with N.insularis.
Large species. Tendency to lose color in successive generations in
captivity
Bibliography
Related:
Wildekamp, R.H., B.R. Watters & I.F.N. Sainthouse. 2002. Two new species
of the genus Nothobranchius (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae) from
the Kilombero River Basin, Tanzania. Ichthyological Exploration of
Freshwaters (Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters), 13 (1): 1-10, 7 figs., 1 tab.
[lucius N.: Coll/Mis melanospilus (part.)]
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. [lucius N.: Mor/Eco/Pat/Beh/Dis]
Costa, W.J.E.M. 2017b. Redescription of Nothobranchius lucius and
Description of a new species from Mafia Island, eastern Tanzania
(Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution
(Zoosyst. Evol.), 93 (1): 35-44, 6 figs., 1 tab. [lucius N.:
Sys/Mor/Ost/Pat/redescription]
Wildekamp, Shidlovskiy & Watters, 2009
