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]
Nothobranchius hoermanni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
Genus: | Nothobranchius |
Species: | N. hoermanni
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Binomial name | |
Nothobranchius hoermanni |
Sources
edit- ^ Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2020). "Nothobranchius hoermanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: 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
Links
edit- Nothobranchius hoermanni on WildNothos