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Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Nothobranchius: Greek, nothos = false + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335); geminus: From the Latin geminus meaning twin or double, in reference to the reflective silver spots in the upper part of the iris appearing as twin stars..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce pelágico. Tropical
Africa: Tanzania.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 42930); 3.0 cm SL (female)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11 - 13; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 17 - 21. Preopercular series with 6 large neuromasts; male with orange-red spot pattern in dorsal and anal fins; caudal fin orange-red; female with spotted head, body and unpaired fins (Ref. 42930).
Found usually at the surface of pools preying on small food items (e.g. small insects) that fall on the water surface. These pools from which the species were collected are ephemeral and usually dry up seasonally (Ref. 42930).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Wildekamp, R.H., B.R. Watters and I.F.N. Sainthouse, 2002. Two new species of the genus Nothobranchius (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae) from the Kilombero River basin, Tanzania. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 13(1):1-10. (Ref. 42930)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00449 - 0.02680), b=2.92 (2.71 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).