Biology:Nothobranchius luekei

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Nothobranchius luekei
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Nothobranchius
Species:
N. luekei
Binomial name
Nothobranchius luekei
Seegers, 1984

Nothobranchius luekei is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae.[2] It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is temporary pools.[1] Its specific name honours the German aquarist Karl Heinz Lüke who was the first person to breed this species in an aquarium.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2019). "Nothobranchius luekei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T60336A47183695. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60336A47183695.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60336/47183695. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Nothobranchius luekei" 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 8 September 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1940241 entry