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Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Nothobranchius: Greek, nothos = false + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory. Tropical
Africa: Tanzania.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31272); 2.8 cm SL (female)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Annual fishes.
Seegers, L., 1997. Killifishes of the world: Old world killis II: (Aplocheilus, Epiplatys, Nothobranchius). Aqualog, Verlag: A.C.S. Gmbh, Germany. 112 p. (Ref. 31272)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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