Nothobranchius milvertzi
| Nothobranchius milvertzi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Nothobranchius |
| Species: | N. milvertzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nothobranchius milvertzi Nagy, 2014 | |
Nothobranchius milvertzi is a species of seasonal killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. This species is endemic to northern Zambia. It is known only from the area of the type locality - ephemeral pools formed on the floodplain and in the seasonal riverbeds of the Lushiba Marsh in the Lake Mweru basin, Luapula Province, northern Zambia.
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Finn Christian Milvertz.
Sources
- ↑ Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2019). "Nothobranchius milvertzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T131470925A131470929. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T131470925A131470929.en. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ↑ Nagy, B. (2014): Nothobranchius milvertzi, a new species of killifish from the Lushiba Marsh in the Lake Mweru drainage, Zambia (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (4): 347-360. ResearchGate 261324202
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families APLOCHEILIDAE and NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
Links
- Nothobranchius milvertzi on WildNothos
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