Nothobranchius taiti
| Nothobranchius taiti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Nothobranchius |
| Species: | N. taiti
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| Binomial name | |
| Nothobranchius taiti Nagy, 2019
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Nothobranchius taiti is a species of brightly coloured seasonal killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to Uganda. It is known from temporary pools and swamps formed on the seasonal floodplains of Apapi River system. The Apapi River is part of the Lake Kyoga basin in the upper Nile drainage in eastern Uganda.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of Colin C. Tait.[3]
Sources
[edit]- ^ Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2019). "Nothobranchius taiti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T147371744A147371764. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T147371744A147371764.en. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ Nagy, B. (2019). Nothobranchius taiti a new species of annual killifish from the upper Nile drainage in Uganda (Teleostei: Nothobranchiidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 29 (1): 19–31. ResearchGate:331305417
- ^ 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 taiti on WildNothos
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