Biology:Pronothobranchius

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Pronothobranchius
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Pronothobranchius
Radda, 1969
Type species
Nothobranchius kiyawensis
Ahl, 1928[1]

Pronothobranchius is a genus of aplocheilid fish native to western Africa.[2]

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2][3]

  • Pronothobranchius chirioi Valdesalici, 2013[3]
  • Pronothobranchius gambiensis (Svensson, 1933)[3]
  • Pronothobranchius kiyawensis (C. G. E. Ahl, 1928)
  • Pronothobranchius seymouri (Loiselle & Blair, 1972)[3]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Pronothobranchius". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=9882. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Pronothobranchius in FishBase. December 2013 version.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Valdesalici, S. (2013): Pronothobranchius chirioi n. sp. a new annual killifish species from the Niger River drainage, with redescriptions of P. kiyawensis, P. gambiensis and P. seymouri (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae). Killi-Data Series, 2013: 21-41.

Wikidata ☰ Q16988531 entry