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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Nothobranchius: Greek, nothos = false + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr R G Kirk was a fish biologist working for the Agricultural Research Services, Ministry of Natural Resources, Malawi, where he discovered this species. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico; pH range: 6.0 - 7.0; dH range: 4 - 10; no migratorio. Tropical; 20°C - 23°C (Ref. 1672)
Africa: Lake Chilwa and Lake Chiuta drainage systems, Malawi (Ref. 91043, 92979).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 27139)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 15 - 17; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 15 - 18.
Found in temporary swamps, pools and ditches on floodplains associated with Lake Chilwa and Lake Chiuta systems (Ref. 59344). Bottom spawner, 4 months incubation; is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Fuentes de Internet
Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01122 (0.00476 - 0.02645), b=2.94 (2.74 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |