Biology:Pronothobranchius
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Pronothobranchius Radda, 1969 |
| Type species | |
| Nothobranchius kiyawensis Ahl, 1928[1]
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Pronothobranchius in FishBase. December 2013 version.
- ↑ 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
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