Nothobranchius itigiensis
| Nothobranchius itigiensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Nothobranchius |
| Species: | N. itigiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nothobranchius itigiensis | |
Nothobranchius itigiensis 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 upper Ruaha drainage and the Bahi Swamp area.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named after the village of Itigi township, in central Tanzania, near where the type species locality is situated.[3]
Sources
[edit]- ^ Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2021). "Nothobranchius itigiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T175184906A175184918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T175184906A175184918.en. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ 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 itigiensis on WildNothos - various information and photographs of this species
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