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Family: Nothobranchiidae African rivulines



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Africa
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Nothobranchius ocellatus (Seegers, 1985)

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Nothobranchius ocellatus
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
Nothobranchius oestergaardi Valdesalici & Amato, 2011

Photo by Photo by Valdesalici, S.
 
Nothobranchius oestergaardi
[]

Photo by Casado Pasamontes, F.

Africa
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Nothobranchius orthonotus (Peters, 1844)

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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)

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Nothobranchius palmqvisti
[]

Photo by Slaboch, R.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nothobranchius patrizii (Vinciguerra, 1927)

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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

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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

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Nothobranchius rachovii
[Bluefin notho]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Nothobranchius robustus Ahl, 1935

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Nothobranchius robustus
[Red Victoria nothobranch]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Nothobranchius rosenstocki Valdesalici & Wildekamp, 2005

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Nothobranchius rosenstocki
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Nothobranchius rubripinnis Seegers, 1986

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Nothobranchius rubripinnis
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Nothobranchius rubroreticulatus Blache & Miton, 1960

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Nothobranchius symoensi
[]

Photo by Seegers, L.

Africa
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Nothobranchius taeniopygus Hilgendorf, 1891

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Nothobranchius taeniopygus
[Striped nothobranch]
No picture found
 
Nothobranchius taiti
[]

Photo by Valdesalici, S.

Africa
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Nothobranchius thierryi (Ahl, 1924)

Photo by 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

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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

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Nothobranchius virgatus
[]

Photo by Seegers, L.

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Nothobranchius vosseleri Ahl, 1924

Photo by 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)

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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 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 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)

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Scriptaphyosemion cauveti
[Kindia killi]

Photo by Hellner, S

Africa
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
Scriptaphyosemion chaytori (Roloff, 1971)

Photo by Photo by Hellner, S
 
Scriptaphyosemion chaytori
[]

Photo by Pinto, A.

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Scriptaphyosemion etzeli (Berkenkamp, 1979)

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Scriptaphyosemion etzeli
[]

Photo by Hellner, S

Africa
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
Scriptaphyosemion fredrodi (Vandersmissen, Etzel & Berkenkamp, 1980)

Photo by Photo by Hellner, S
 
Scriptaphyosemion fredrodi
[]

Photo by Terceira, A.C.

Africa
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Scriptaphyosemion geryi (Lambert, 1958)

Photo by Photo by Terceira, A.C.
 
Scriptaphyosemion geryi
[Gérys killi]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Scriptaphyosemion guignardi (Romand, 1981)

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Scriptaphyosemion guignardi
[]

Photo by Hellner, S

Africa
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Scriptaphyosemion liberiense (Boulenger, 1908)

Photo by 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 Photo by Hellner, S
 
Scriptaphyosemion roloffi
[]

Photo by Nilsson, K.

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Scriptaphyosemion schmitti (Romand, 1979)

Photo by 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 2019
Nothobranchius thierryi Togo Killifish Africa 3.5 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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