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> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Nothobranchius:Greek, nothos = false + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335); iridescens:Name 'iridescens' from the Latin participial adjective deriving from the ancient Greek word 'iris', meaning 'rainbow', in reference to the colourful appearance of the males, containing different colours of the rainbow.
पर्यावरण: पर्यावरण / जलवायु क्षेत्र / गहराई सीमा / वितरण सीमा पारिस्थितिकी
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.3 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 138275)
संक्षिप्त वर्णन पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स
पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 16 - 17; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 17 - 18. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: anal fin with irregular red-brown spots and stripes, creating two irregular submedial and medial bands and with broad yellow subdistal band; caudal fin with a slender light blue subdistal band, densely marked with irregular red spots, and narrow dark brown distinct distal margin; caudal peduncle length 153-161 in % of its depth; eye diameter 31-34% HL; and predorsal length 52.4-55.6% SL (Ref. 138275). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
This species inhabits a turbid pool, about 50 cm in depth, with margins partially overgrown by grass (Ref. 138275).
जीवन चक्र और संभोग व्यवहार परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | उपजाऊपन | लार्वा
Nagy, B., 2025. Review of Cyprinodontiform fishes in the Upper Congo drainage with descriptions of four new species of seasonal Nothobranchius (Nothobranchiidae) and a new species of 'Lacustricola' Lampeye (Procatopodidae) in South-Eastern DR Congo. Ecology and Diversity 2:10006. (Ref. 138275)
आईयूसीएन रेड लिस्ट स्थिति (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
जातिवृति विविधता सूचकांक (संदर्भ 82804): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00461 - 0.02608), b=2.94 (2.74 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
ट्रॉफिक स्तर (संदर्भ 69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
मछली पकड़ने की भेद्यता (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈
