Small scaled nothobranch
Nothobranchius microlepis
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An annual killifish from Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, from temporary pools. Vulnerable. It reaches 8 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Nothobranchius microlepis
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Fundulopanchax microlepis, Fundulus microlepis, Notobranchius microlepis
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 23–30 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 8 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Annual (diapause eggs)
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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