Mnanzini nothobranch
| Mnanzini nothobranch | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Nothobranchius |
| Species: | N. willerti |
| Binomial name | |
| Nothobranchius willerti Wildekamp, 1992 | |
The Mnanzini nothobranch (Nothobranchius willerti) is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to Kenya where it occurs on the floodplains of the lower Tana River system. In terms of habitat it is found in temporary waterbodies and connecting streams. The specific name honours the German aquarist Manfred Willert who helped to collect the type and then donated it to Rudolf Hans Wildekamp Wildekamp described the species in 1992.
References
- 1 2 Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2019). "Nothobranchius willerti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T60441A47189377. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60441A47189377.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nothobranchius willerti". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (31 May 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families APLOCHEILIDAE and NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Nothobranchius willerti". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
Links
- Nothobranchius willerti on WildNothos - various information and photographs of this species
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