Striped nothobranch
Nothobranchius taeniopygus
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An annual killifish from Tanzania, from swamps and floodplain pools. Vulnerable.
- Scientific name
- Nothobranchius taeniopygus
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Fundulus orthonotus, Fundulus taeniopygus, Nathobranchius taeniopygus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 18–24 °C
- pH
- 8.2
- General hardness (GH)
- 6 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3.6 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Annual (diapause eggs)
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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