Nothobranchius jubbi Wildekamp & Berkenkamp, 1979

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Cyprinodontiformes \| Nothobranchiidae
Synonyms	Nothobranchius jubbi jubbi, ... more
Common names	Blue notobranch, 朱布氏假鳃鮰, Jubbs Prachtgrundkärpfling, ... more

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Main reference

Huber, J.H. 1996. (Ref. 27139)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27139)

Environment

Benthopelagic; non-migratory; freshwater

Climate / Range

Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060)

Africa: lower Tana and Sabaki river drainages in eastern Kenya and the lower Juba river drainage in southern Somalia (Ref. 27139). Reported from the Wabi Shebele basin in Ethiopia (Ref. 58460).
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It occurs in temporary pools, swamps and ditches or rain pans, usually without connection to river courses (Ref. 30558). The adults die when waterbodies dry out with low rainfall (Ref. 30558). Males display to attract ripe females, pair off and spawn, grasping the female by folding over the large dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 30558). Spawning occurs daily for an extended period with a few eggs laid at a time (Ref. 30558). It is a bottom spawner (Ref. 27139, Ref. 30558) and development is suspended when the water bodies dry out (Ref. 30558). The eggs hatch the following rainy season when the pan fills, the fish growing to maturity in a few weeks (Ref. 30558). It are aggressive predators on insects and other aquatic invertebrates (Ref. 30558); therefore it is used for mosquito larva control (Ref. 30558). It is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139) and thus a popular aquarium fish (Ref. 30558).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Least Concern (LC)	Harmless

Human uses
Aquarium: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm<1)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Sa-a, Pascualita

Modified by Bailly, Nicolas

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