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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Nothobranchius: Greek, nothos = false + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Ahl did not identify the patronym, but the binomial presumably honours Gaston Thierry (1866–1904). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Ahl.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 8 - 10; standorttreu. Tropical; 21°C - 22°C (Ref. 13371)
Africa: Senegal, Gambia, Burkina Faso (Upper Volta), Mali, and Niger. Extends southward over the Accra plains in southeastern Ghana and southwestern Togo.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.6 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 130826)
Occurs in temporary pools and swamps in the savanna (Ref. 3788). Bottom spawner, 3-4 months incubation. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.00740 - 0.02459), b=2.97 (2.81 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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