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Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Nothobranchius: Greek, nothos = false + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335); kwalensis: The name kwalensis is an allusion to the occurrence of the new species in the County of Kwala, coastal province of Kenya (Ref. 119668).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Sinh thái học
; Nước ngọt Tầng nổi. Tropical
Africa: Ramisi River basin in the coastal plain of south-eastern Kenya (Ref. 119668).
Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.2 cm SL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 119668)
Short description
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Các tia vây lưng cứng (tổng cộng) : 0; Các vây lưng mềm (tổng cộng) : 14 - 16; Tia cứng vây hậu môn: 0; Tia mềm vây hậu môn: 16 - 18. Diagnosis: Nothobranchius kwalensis is distinguished from all other congeners of the N. melanospilus complex by the combination of the following morphological character states: lower jaw not anteriorly projecting beyond upper jaw vs. anteriorly projecting in N. prognathus; dorsal-fin origin anterior to anal fin origin in females vs. posterior in both sexes in N. melanospilus; pelvic fins medially in contact vs. bases medially united in males of N. prognathus; presence of two longitudinal series of scales on frontal region vs. three in N. prognathus; anterior supraorbital series of neuromasts divided in two sections vs. arranged in a single continuous row in N. melanospilus; mandibular neuromasts 14-16 vs. 17-21 in N. melanospilus; in females, few rounded black dots on anterior portion of flank vs. dots absent on anterior portion of flank in N. melanospilus; body depth 28.7-30.9% of standard length in males, 25.8% of standard length in female, vs. 32.7-35.5% and 32.1-33.4% of standard length respectively in N. prognathus; dorsal-fin base length 24.1-27.3% of standard length in males vs. 27.9-29.9% of standard length in N. prognathus; head depth 79.0-82.9% of head length in males, 69.5% in female, vs. 90.4-99.2% and 85.6-90.3% of head length respectively in N. prognathus; eye diameter 26.8-28.4% of head length in males, 27.1% in female vs. 20.9-25.9% and 21.1-24.4% respectively in N. prognathus (Ref. 119668).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Sự tái sinh sản | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Ấu trùng
Costa, W.J.E.M., 2019. Two new species of seasonal killifishes of the Nothobranchius melanospilus species complex from the East Africa biodiversity hotspot (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae). Vert. Zool. 69(1):73-82. (Ref. 119668)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Mức dinh dưỡng (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
