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Family: Nothobranchiidae African rivulines



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304 species (see list below)
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Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Nothobranchius ocellatus (Seegers, 1985)
Photo by RMCA
 
Nothobranchius ocellatus
Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
Nothobranchius oestergaardi Valdesalici & Amato, 2011
Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius oestergaardi
Photo by Casado Pasamontes, F.

Africa
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Nothobranchius orthonotus (Peters, 1844)
Photo by Casado Pasamontes, F.
 
Nothobranchius orthonotus
[Spotted killifish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius ottoschmidti
Photo by Nagy, B.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nothobranchius palmqvisti (Lönnberg, 1907)
Photo by Nagy, B.
 
Nothobranchius palmqvisti
Photo by Slaboch, R.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nothobranchius patrizii (Vinciguerra, 1927)
Photo by Slaboch, R.
 
Nothobranchius patrizii
[Blue notho]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius pienaari
Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Nothobranchius polli Wildekamp, 1978
Photo by RMCA
 
Nothobranchius polli
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius prognathus
Photo by Plistil, J.

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Nothobranchius rachovii Ahl, 1926
Photo by Plistil, J.
 
Nothobranchius rachovii
[Bluefin notho]
Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Nothobranchius robustus Ahl, 1935
Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius robustus
[Red Victoria nothobranch]
Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Nothobranchius rosenstocki Valdesalici & Wildekamp, 2005
Photo by JJPhoto
 
Nothobranchius rosenstocki
Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Nothobranchius rubripinnis Seegers, 1986
Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius rubripinnis
Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nothobranchius rubroreticulatus Blache & Miton, 1960
Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius rubroreticulatus
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius rungwaensis
Photo by Van der Zee, J.R.

Africa
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
Nothobranchius ruudwildekampi Costa, 2009
Photo by Van der Zee, J.R.
 
Nothobranchius ruudwildekampi
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius sagittae
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius sainthousei
Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
Nothobranchius seegersi Valdesalici & Kardashev, 2011
Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius seegersi
No picture found

Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius serengetiensis
No picture found

Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius skeltoni
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius sonjae
Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nothobranchius steinforti Wildekamp, 1977
Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius steinforti
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius streltsovi
Photo by Terceira, A.C.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nothobranchius symoensi Wildekamp, 1978
Photo by Terceira, A.C.
 
Nothobranchius symoensi
Photo by Seegers, L.

Africa
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Nothobranchius taeniopygus Hilgendorf, 1891
Photo by Seegers, L.
 
Nothobranchius taeniopygus
[Striped nothobranch]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius taiti
Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 3.6 cm TL
Nothobranchius thierryi (Ahl, 1924)
Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius thierryi
[Togo Killifish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius torgashevi
Photo by Nagy, B.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Nothobranchius ugandensis Wildekamp, 1994
Photo by Nagy, B.
 
Nothobranchius ugandensis
[Uganda nothobranch]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius usanguensis
No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius venustus
Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Nothobranchius virgatus Chambers, 1984
Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius virgatus
Photo by Seegers, L.

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Nothobranchius vosseleri Ahl, 1924
Photo by Seegers, L.
 
Nothobranchius vosseleri
[Pangani nothobranch]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
 
Nothobranchius wattersi
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Nothobranchius willerti
[Mnanzini nothobranch]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Pronothobranchius chirioi
No picture found

Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Pronothobranchius gambiensis
Photo by Mody, K.

Africa
Max. Length 4.7 cm
Pronothobranchius kiyawensis (Ahl, 1928)
Photo by Mody, K.
 
Pronothobranchius kiyawensis
No picture found

Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Pronothobranchius seymouri
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm SL
 
Scriptaphyosemion banforense
Photo by Hellner, S

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Scriptaphyosemion bertholdi (Roloff, 1965)
Photo by Hellner, S
 
Scriptaphyosemion bertholdi
[Berthold's killi]
Photo by Hellner, S

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Scriptaphyosemion brueningi (Roloff, 1971)
Photo by Hellner, S
 
Scriptaphyosemion brueningi
[Bruening's killi]
Photo by Cox, R.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Scriptaphyosemion cauveti (Romand & Ozouf-Costaz, 1995)
Photo by Cox, R.
 
Scriptaphyosemion cauveti
[Kindia killi]
Photo by Hellner, S

Africa
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Scriptaphyosemion chaytori (Roloff, 1971)
Photo by Hellner, S
 
Scriptaphyosemion chaytori
Photo by Pinto, A.

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Scriptaphyosemion etzeli (Berkenkamp, 1979)
Photo by Pinto, A.
 
Scriptaphyosemion etzeli
Photo by Hellner, S

Africa
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
Scriptaphyosemion fredrodi (Vandersmissen, Etzel & Berkenkamp, 1980)
Photo by Hellner, S
 
Scriptaphyosemion fredrodi
Photo by Terceira, A.C.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Scriptaphyosemion geryi (Lambert, 1958)
Photo by Terceira, A.C.
 
Scriptaphyosemion geryi
[Gérys killi]
Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Scriptaphyosemion guignardi (Romand, 1981)
Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Scriptaphyosemion guignardi
Photo by Hellner, S

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Scriptaphyosemion liberiense (Boulenger, 1908)
Photo by Hellner, S
 
Scriptaphyosemion liberiense
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Scriptaphyosemion nigrifluvi
Photo by Hellner, S

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Scriptaphyosemion roloffi (Roloff, 1936)
Photo by Hellner, S
 
Scriptaphyosemion roloffi
Photo by Nilsson, K.

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Scriptaphyosemion schmitti (Romand, 1979)
Photo by Nilsson, K.
 
Scriptaphyosemion schmitti
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
 
Scriptaphyosemion wieseae


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Nothobranchius ocellatus Africa 10 TL 1985
Nothobranchius oestergaardi Africa 3.2 SL 2011
Nothobranchius orthonotus Spotted killifish Africa 10 TL 1844
Nothobranchius ottoschmidti Africa 5.5 SL 2019
Nothobranchius palmqvisti Africa 5 TL 1907
Nothobranchius patrizii Blue notho Africa 5 TL 1927
Nothobranchius pienaari Africa 3.9 SL 2010
Nothobranchius polli Africa 6 TL 1978
Nothobranchius prognathus Africa 4.4 SL 2019
Nothobranchius rachovii Bluefin notho Africa 6 TL 1926
Nothobranchius robustus Red Victoria nothobranch Africa 5.5 TL 1935
Nothobranchius rosenstocki Africa 4.5 TL 2005
Nothobranchius rubripinnis Africa 3.6 SL 1986
Nothobranchius rubroreticulatus Africa 5 TL 1960
Nothobranchius rungwaensis Africa 4.2 SL 2019
Nothobranchius ruudwildekampi Africa 2.5 SL 2009
Nothobranchius sagittae Africa 3.9 SL 2013
Nothobranchius sainthousei Africa 4.1 SL 2016
Nothobranchius seegersi Africa 6.2 SL 2011
Nothobranchius serengetiensis Africa 4.8 SL 2013
Nothobranchius skeltoni Africa 5.3 SL 2019
Nothobranchius sonjae Africa 4.4 SL 2019
Nothobranchius steinforti Africa 5 TL 1977
Nothobranchius streltsovi Africa 5.1 SL 2016
Nothobranchius symoensi Africa 5 TL 1978
Nothobranchius taeniopygus Striped nothobranch Africa 3.6 SL 1891
Nothobranchius taiti Africa 3.5 SL 2019
Nothobranchius thierryi Togo Killifish Africa 3.6 TL 1924
Nothobranchius torgashevi Africa 4.3 SL 2015
Nothobranchius ugandensis Uganda nothobranch Africa 5 SL 1994
Nothobranchius usanguensis Africa 5.1 SL 2013
Nothobranchius venustus Africa 3.6 SL 2020
Nothobranchius virgatus Africa 5.5 TL 1984
Nothobranchius vosseleri Pangani nothobranch Africa 4.5 SL 1924
Nothobranchius wattersi Africa 5.3 SL 2013
Nothobranchius willerti Mnanzini nothobranch Africa 4 TL 1992
Pronothobranchius chirioi Africa 4.4 SL 2013
Pronothobranchius gambiensis Africa 4.7 SL 1933
Pronothobranchius kiyawensis Africa 4.7 1928
Pronothobranchius seymouri Africa 4.7 SL 1971
Scriptaphyosemion banforense Africa 4 SL 1982
Scriptaphyosemion bertholdi Berthold's killi Africa 4.5 SL 1965
Scriptaphyosemion brueningi Bruening's killi Africa 6 TL 1971
Scriptaphyosemion cauveti Kindia killi Africa 5 TL 1995
Scriptaphyosemion chaytori Africa 4.8 SL 1971
Scriptaphyosemion etzeli Africa 4.5 TL 1979
Scriptaphyosemion fredrodi Africa 4.3 SL 1980
Scriptaphyosemion geryi Gérys killi Africa 5 TL 1958
Scriptaphyosemion guignardi Africa 6 TL 1981
Scriptaphyosemion liberiense Africa 6 TL 1908
Scriptaphyosemion nigrifluvi Africa 4.5 TL 1982
Scriptaphyosemion roloffi Africa 5 TL 1936
Scriptaphyosemion schmitti Africa 4.5 TL 1979
Scriptaphyosemion wieseae Africa 4.1 SL 2012



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