Nothobranchius elucens is a species of brightly colored seasonal killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. This species is endemic to northern Uganda. It is currently known from temporary swamps in the Achwa River system in the upper Nile drainage.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Nothobranchius |
| Species: | N. elucens
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| Nothobranchius elucens Nagy, 2021
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The small and colourful Nothobranchius fishes inhabit ephemeral habitats in freshwater wetlands of Africa and have extreme life-history adaptations. Members of the genus are recognized as seasonal fishes, with all known species having an annual or semi-annual life cycle, a key adaptation to reproduce in the seasonally arid savannah biome and allowing their eggs to survive the periodic drying up of the seasonal natural habitats.[3]
Sources
edit- ^ Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2021). "Nothobranchius elucens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T195440796A195440816. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T195440796A195440816.en. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Nagy, B. (2021). Nothobranchius elucens, a new species of seasonal killifish from the upper Nile drainage in Uganda (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae). Zootaxa, 4915 (1): 133–147. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4915.1.10 ResearchGate:348631124
- ^ Nagy, B. (2015) Life history and reproduction of Nothobranchius fishes. Journal of the American Killifish Association, 47 (4–6): 182–192. ResearchGate:341121138
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