Nothobranchius cooperi is a species of brightly colored seasonal killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. This species is endemic to seasonal freshwater habitats in northern Zambia. It is known from temporary pools and swamps on the floodplains of the Mansa and Lufimba river systems in Zambia.[2]
Nothobranchius cooperi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
Genus: | Nothobranchius |
Species: | N. cooperi
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Binomial name | |
Nothobranchius cooperi |
Sources
edit- ^ Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2019). "Nothobranchius cooperi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T131470589A131470612. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T131470589A131470612.en. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ Nagy, B., Watters, B.R., van der Merwe, P.D.W., Cotterill, F.P.D. & Bellstedt, D.U. (2017). Nothobranchius cooperi (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) a new species of annual killifish from the Luapula River drainage, northern Zambia. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 42 (3): 201–218. doi:10.2989/16085914.2017.1372270 ResearchGate:320876662
Links
edit- Nothobranchius cooperi on WildNothos