Nothobranchius annectens : aquarium

Nothobranchius annectens Watters, Wildekamp & Cooper, 1998

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Nothobranchius: Greek, nothos = false + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.9 - 7.5; non-migratory. Tropical; 25°C - 29°C (Ref. 41296); 6°S - 9°S

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Africa: Ruvu and Rufiji systems in Tanzania (Ref. 41296, 59344, 74420).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41296)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16. Can be distinguished from congeners by the pattern in the caudal fin. Males also show an irregular red blotch on the operculum.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in small, temporary, weedy pools (Ref. 41296).

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Watters, B.R., R.H. Wildekamp and B.J. Cooper, 1998. Zwei neue Nothobranchius- Arten aus der Küstenebene Tansanias. DKG-J. 30(3):52-63. (Ref. 41296)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Near Threatened (NT) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 20 October 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: potential
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