Blue notobranch
Nothobranchius jubbi
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An annual killifish from Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, from temporary pools, swamps, ditches and rain pans, usually not connected to rivers.
- Scientific name
- Nothobranchius jubbi
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Nothobranchius cyaneus, Nothobranchius jubbi jubbi, Nothobranchius neumanni, Notobranchius cyaneus, Notobranchius jubbi
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–26 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Annual (diapause eggs)
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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