Biology:Nothobranchius janpapi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Nothobranchius |
| Species: | N. janpapi
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| Binomial name | |
| Nothobranchius janpapi Wildekamp, 1977
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Nothobranchius janpapi is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to the Ruvu and Rufiji rivers in eastern Tanzania.[2] Its natural habitats are small pools and ponds situated on floodplains.[1] The specific name honours the Dutch aquarist Jan Pap, who first discovered this species in 1975 and sent examples back to the Netherlands.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2019). "Nothobranchius janpapi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T60368A47185381. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60368A47185381.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60368/47185381. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Nothobranchius janpapi" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ↑ "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families APLOCHEILIDAE and NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 31 May 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/cyprinodontiformes1/.
Links
- Nothobranchius janpapi on WildNothos
Wikidata ☰ Q2236655 entry
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