Biology:Nothobranchius venustus
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Short description: Species of fish
| Nothobranchius venustus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Nothobranchius |
| Species: | N. venustus
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| Binomial name | |
| Nothobranchius venustus Nagy, Watters & Bellstedt, 2020
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Nothobranchius venustus is a species of brightly colored seasonal killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. This species is endemic to seasonal freshwater habitats in north-western Tanzania. It is currently known from ephemeral pools and marshes associated with smaller stream systems as part of the Lake Victoria basin, in the southwestern shore region of the lake, and eastwards to the Kongwa River region.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Nagy, B.; Watters, B.R.; van der Merwe, P.D.W.; Cotterill, F.P.D.; Bellstedt, D.U. (2020). "Review of the Nothobranchius ugandensis species group from the inland plateau of eastern Africa with descriptions of six new species (Teleostei: Nothobranchiidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 30 (1): 21–73. doi:10.23788/IEF-1129. Template:ResearchGatePub
Links
- Nothobranchius venustus on WildNothos - various information and photographs of this species
Wikidata ☰ Q116179050 entry
