Nothobranchius hoermanni
| Nothobranchius hoermanni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Nothobranchius |
| Species: | N. hoermanni
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| Binomial name | |
| Nothobranchius hoermanni | |
Nothobranchius hoermanni is a species of brightly colored seasonal killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. This species is endemic to seasonal freshwater habitats in central Tanzania. It is currently known from ephemeral pools and marshes associated with the Mhwala system in the upper Wembere drainage, as well as the Wala system, a tributary of the Malagarasi drainage. The type locality is associated with the headwaters of the Mhwala system.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of Alwin Hörmann of Kühnhausen, Germany.[3]
Sources
[edit]- ^ Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2021). "Nothobranchius hoermanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T175184881A175184889. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T175184881A175184889.en. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ Nagy, B.; Watters, B.R.; van der Merwe, P.D.W.; Cotterill, F.P.D.; Bellstedt, D.U. (2020). "Review of the Nothobranchius ugandensis species group from the inland plateau of eastern Africa with descriptions of six new species (Teleostei: Nothobranchiidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 30 (1): 21–73. doi:10.23788/IEF-1129. ResearchGate:340922876
- ^ 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
[edit]- Nothobranchius hoermanni on WildNothos - various information and photographs of this species
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