Pangani nothobranch
Nothobranchius palmqvisti
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An annual killifish from Kenya and Tanzania, from temporary pools and swamps. The eggs survive the dry season buried in the bottom. Vulnerable.
- Scientific name
- Nothobranchius palmqvisti
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Fundulopanchax palmquisti, Fundulus palmquisti, Fundulus palmqvisti, Nothobranchius palmquesti, Nothobranchius palmquisti, Nothobranchius vosseleri, Notobranchius palmquisti
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 18–22 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 4–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 5 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Annual (diapause eggs)
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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