Blackspotted nothobranch
Nothobranchius melanospilus
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An annual killifish from Kenya and Tanzania, from temporary floodplain pools, rice fields, swamps, ditches and small streams.
- Scientific name
- Nothobranchius melanospilus
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Fundulus guentheri, Fundulus melanospilus, Fundulus orthonotus, Fundulus taeniopygus, Nothobranchius eiminki, Nothobranchius emini, Nothobranchius guentheri, Nothobranchius orthonotus, Nothobranchius seychellensis, Notobranchius melanospilus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 5 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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