Biology:Nothobranchius lourensi

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Nothobranchius lourensi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Nothobranchius
Species:
N. lourensi
Binomial name
Nothobranchius lourensi
Wildekamp, 1977

Nothobranchius lourensi is a species of fish in the family Nothobranchiidae.[2] It is known only from the floodplain of the Ruvu River in eastern Tanzania where it is found in temporary pools,[1] where the type was originally collected by Jan Lourens, a biologist with the United Nations Development Programme in Dar es Salaam and who is honoured in its specific name.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2019). "Nothobranchius lourensi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T61288A47243786. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T61288A47243786.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61288/47243786. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Nothobranchius lourensi" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. "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/. Retrieved 7 September 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q641856 entry