Nothobranchius kafuensis, known as the Caprivi killifish or Kafue killifish, is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae.[2] This killifish is found in temporary pools, swamps and ditches in the floodplains of the Kafue and Upper Zambezi rivers in western Zambia and the Caprivi Strip in Namibia.[1]
Nothobranchius kafuensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
Genus: | Nothobranchius |
Species: | N. kafuensis
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Binomial name | |
Nothobranchius kafuensis Wildekamp & Rosenstock, 1989
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References
edit- ^ a b Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2019). "Nothobranchius kafuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T140307993A99448101. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T140307993A99448101.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nothobranchius kafuensis". FishBase. April 2019 version.
Links
edit- Nothobranchius kafuensis on WildNothos