Classification / Names
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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Nothobranchius: Greek, nothos = false + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335); sagittae: The species name sagittae comes from the Latin sagittae meaning arrow; in reference to the relatively pointed head and slender shape (Ref. 98818).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce pelágico. Tropical
Africa: seasonal pools and swamps in Ruwana, Grumeti and Mbalageti river systems, Lake Victoria basin in Tanzania (Ref. 98818).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.9 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 98818)
Short description
Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total): 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 15-17; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 15 - 18. Diagnosis: Nothobranchius sagittae is distinguished from all other members of the Nothobranchius neumanni species group by the following combination of characters: in the male, a relatively elongate body shape, a dorsal profile that is slightly convex, a concave transition between the head and body, a pointed snout, and an upward-directed mouth cleft; the anal fin in the male is red with one or two pale yellow, white or blue-white horizontal bands, a light blue-gray proximal part, and a distinct dark red margin; the caudal fin in the male is usually completely red with a relatively dark marginal band (Ref. 98818).
Occurs in shallow, seasonal pools and swamps (Ref. 98818).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Wildekamp, R.H., B.R. Watters and K.M. Shidlovskiy, 2014. Review of the Nothobranchius neumanni species group with descriptions of three new species from Tanzania (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae). J. Am. Killifish Ass. 47(1):2-30. (Ref. 98818)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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