Redtail notho
Nothobranchius guentheri
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An annual killifish from Tanzania, from temporary pools, swamps and streams. The eggs survive the dry season in the bottom. It eats mosquito larvae and is used for mosquito control. Endangered.
- Scientific name
- Nothobranchius guentheri
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Adiniops guentheri, Aphyosemion guentheri, Fundulus guentheri, Fundulus orthonotus, Fundulus taeniopygus, Nothobranchius orthonotus, Nothobranchius palmquisti, Notobranchius guentheri
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–25 °C
- pH
- 6–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 4–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3.5 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Annual (diapause eggs)
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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