FB-9862 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9862 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Nothobranchius Nothobranchius melanospilus (Pfeffer, 1896) Schwarzfleckiger Prachtgrundkärpfling Blackspotted nothobranch Palettiviuhkapyrstö 星棘假鰓鮰 星棘假鳃鮰 Fundulus guentheri (non Pfeffer, 1893) Fundulus melanospilus Pfeffer, 1896 Fundulus orthonotus (non Peters, 1844) Fundulus taeniopygus (non Hilgendorf, 1891) Nothobranchius eiminki Ahl, 1935 Nothobranchius emini Ahl, 1935 Nothobranchius guentheri (non Pfeffer, 1893) Nothobranchius orthonotus (non Peters, 1844) Nothobranchius seychellensis Ahl, 1935 Notobranchius melanospilus (Pfeffer, 1896) 1994-05-01 2020-07-15 Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl0 Aquarien atlas. Bd. 3. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 1104 p. (Ref. 2059) Post, A.0 Vergleichende Untersuchungen der Chromosomenzahlen bei Süßwasser-Teleosteern. Z. Zool. Syst. Evol.-Forsch. 3:47-93. (Ref. 2220) Wildekamp, R.H., R. Romand and J.J. Scheel0 Cyprinodontidae. p. 165-276. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC; Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3788) Bailey, R.G.0 Observations on the biology of <i>Nothobranchius guentheri</i> (Pfeffer) (Cyprinodontidae), an annual fish from the coastal region of East Africa. Afr. J. Trop. Hydrobiol. Fish. 2(1):33-43. (Ref. 3805) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 4517) Vasil'ev, V.P.0 Chromosome numbers in fish-like vertebrates and fish. J. Ichthyol. 20(3):1-38. (Ref. 8973) Anonymous0 Fish registrations within the museum database of the Vertebrate Section of the Royal Museum for Central Africa. MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium. (Ref. 12818) Huber, J.H.0 Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139) Ewulonu, U.K., R. Haas and B.J. Turner0 A multiple sex chromosome system in the annual killifish, <i>Nothobranchius guentheri</i>. Copeia 1985(2):503-508. (Ref. 29289) Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). (Ref. 31982) Klinkhardt, M, M. Tesche and H. Greven0 Database of fish chromosomes. Westarp Wissenschaften. (Ref. 34370) Anonymous0 The icthyological collection of the Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH). Division of Ichthyology and Herpetology, Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH). (Ref. 35508) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution-Division of Fishes. (Ref. 38732) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West , NY 10024-5192, USA. (Ref. 41414) Varjo, M., L. Koli and H. Dahlström0 Kalannimiluettelo (versio 10/03). Suomen Biologian Seura Vanamo Ry. (Ref. 51086) Seegers, L., L. De Vos and D.O. Okeyo0 Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Kenya (excluding the lacustrine haplochromines from Lake Victoria). J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. 92:11-47. (Ref. 52331) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) Wildekamp, R.H.0 A world of killies. Atlas of the oviparous cyprinodontiform fishes of the world. Volume IV. American Killifish Association, Inc. 398 pp. (Ref. 59344) Costa, W.J.E.M.0 Species delimitation among populations of the eastern Tanzanian seasonal killifish <i>Nothobranchius korthausae</i> (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 20(2):111-126. (Ref. 83284) Wildekamp, R.H., K.M. Shidlovskiy and B.R. Watters0 Systematics of <i>Nothobranchius melanospilus</i> species group (Cyprinodontiforme: Nothobranchidae) with description of two new species from Tanzania and Mozambique. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 20(3):237-254. (Ref. 83514) Wildekamp, R.H., B.R. Watters and I.F.N. Sainthouse0 Redescription of <i>Nothobranchius vosseleri</i> (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae), an annual fish from the Tanzanian coastal plains. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 8(4):289-298. (Ref. 96650) Neumann, W.0 Prachtgrundkärpflinge. Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft, Supplementheft nr. 9. 128 p. (Ref. 97257) Wildekamp, R.0 Zum Thema <i>Nothobranchius guentheri</i> und <i>Nothobranchius melanospilus</i>. DKG-J. 13(2):25-31. (Ref. 97276) Radda, A.C.0 Synopsis der Gattung <i>Nothobranchius</i> Peters. Vereinsber. Inf. Progr. Öst. Verb. Vivaristik Ökol. 7(5):3-7. (Ref. 97277) Costa, W.J.E.M.0 Taxonomic revision of the seasonal killifish genus <i>Nothobranchius</i> from Zanzibar, East Africa (Cyprinodontoidei: Aplocheilidae). J. Nat. Hist. 51(27/28):1-16. (Ref. 122075) FB-GeneralDescr-9862 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-01 00:00:00 2020-07-15 21:43:21 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9862 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Found in temporary pools in floodplains, rice fields, swamps, ditches and small streams (Ref. 3788). Found in water-filled depressions in floodplains of rivers; with vegetation often near edges, usually grasses; occasionally grasses cover the entire pool; if aquatic vegetation is present, it may comprise of Nymphea, Ottelia, Lagarosiphon, and Utricularia species; annual species; eggs deposited in substrate where they survive dry season; hatching at onset of wet season; rapid growth of fry; sexual maturity may be attained in six weeks; may be associated with other annual or non-annual fish species (Ref. 83514). Bottom spawner; 4 months incubation; difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139). Costa, W.J.E.M. 2017 Taxonomic revision of the seasonal killifish genus <i>Nothobranchius</i> from Zanzibar, East Africa (Cyprinodontoidei: Aplocheilidae). J. Nat. Hist. 51(27/28):1-16. (Ref. 122075) FB-DiagnosticDescr-9862 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-02-10 00:00:00 2020-07-15 21:13:15 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9862 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Diagnosis: Distinguished from all congeners by the combination of the following character states: caudal fin red with black posterior margin in males, narrow white margin to dorsal and anal fins, and silver iris; posterior portion of flank and unpaired fins with black spots in females; pre-dorsal length in males 62.4-65.1% of standard length; 5 + 15-16 gill-rakers on first branchial arch; 29-31 scales in longitudinal series; 16-18 series of scales around caudal peduncle; two longitudinal rows of scales between anterior supraorbital series of neuromasts; anterior supraorbital series of neuromasts arranged continuously, with four well-developed neuromasts; four neuromasts in posterior supraorbital series; 29-31 caudal-fin rays; 30-31 vertebrae; second proximal radial of dorsal fin between neural spines of 13th and 15th vertebrae (Ref. 83514, 122075). This species differs from Nothobranchius lucius in having a plain red caudal fin with narrow margin at the upper and lower corners in male (Ref. 83514).Description: Dorsal and ventral profiles slightly convex from snout to posterior end of dorsal and anal-fin bases, approximately straight on caudal peduncle; body moderately deep, compressed; greatest body depth at vertical just in front of pelvic-fin base (Ref. 122075). Jaws short, snout slightly pointed in lateral view; mouth superior, lower jaw slightly anterior to upper jaw; jaw teeth canine, numerous, irregularly arranged; outer teeth greater than internal teeth; vomerine teeth 8-12 (Ref. 122075). Branchiostegal rays 6; gill-rakers of first branchial arch 5 + 15-16; basihyal sub-triangular, greatest width about 85% of length; basihyal cartilage about 80% of total length of basihyal (Ref. 122075). Dorsal and anal fins broad in males, extremity rounded, with short filamentous rays along distal margin; in females, dorsal fin rounded, anal fin sub-triangular and slightly longer than dorsal fin; caudal fin subtruncate to rounded; pectoral fin sub-elliptical, posterior extremity between pelvic-fin base and anus; pelvic fin small, tip reaching between urogenital papilla and anal-fin origin; pelvic-fin bases medially in contact; in males, minute papillate contact organs on first and second pectoral-fin rays and distal portion of middle dorsal-fin rays, and rows of well-developed papillate contact organs along two-thirds of most rays of anal fin; dorsal-fin origin on vertical between base of second and fourth anal-fin rays; dorsal-fin rays 15-17; anal-fin rays 16-19; caudal-fin rays 29-31; pectoral-fin rays 18-21; pelvic-fin rays 6 (Ref. 122075). Scales small, cycloid; body and head entirely scaled, except ventral surface of head; minute filamentous contact organs along posterior margin of scales on middle portion of flank and latero-ventral portion of head in males; body squamation extending over anterior 30% of caudal-fin base; no scales on dorsal and anal-fin bases; frontal squamation irregularly arranged in two longitudinal rows between anterior supraorbital neuromast series; longitudinal series of scales 29-31; transverse series of scales 9-11; scale rows around caudal peduncle 16-18 (Ref. 122075). Anterior supraorbital series of neuromasts arranged in single section placed in nearly continuous depression, with five neuromasts; posterior supraorbital series with four neuromasts placed in shallow depression; infraorbital series with 18-25 neuromasts, pre-opercular series 15-18, mandibular 17-21; one neuromast per scale of lateral line; two neuromasts on caudal-fin base (Ref. 122075). Total vertebrae 30-32; second proximal radial of dorsal fin between neural spines of 13th and 15th vertebrae; first proximal radial of anal fin between pleural ribs of 12th and 15th vertebrae; ventral process of post-temporal well-developed; hypurals completely fused, forming single hypural plate without vestige of median gap (Ref. 122075).Colouration: Colouration in life for males: flank light green to light greenish blue; posterior margin of scales red, forming red reticulate pattern, often with narrow chevron-shaped red bars overlapping red reticulum on posterior half of flank; dorsum pale brown, venter yellowish white; side of head light greenish blue; jaws, dorsal and ventral parts of head pale yellow; red pigmentation forming reticulate pattern on post-orbital region, often forming three oblique, short red bars; iris light blue; dorsal fin pale yellow, with dark red transverse oblique bars with irregular sinuous margins, broader on basal and posterior portions of fin; distal filaments white; anal fin pale yellow, basal portion with red bars irregularly arranged; filaments light grey with white tips; caudal fin red, with dorsal and ventral posterior corners of fin black, sometimes black pigmentation extending along whole posterior border, forming narrow black posterior margin; pectoral fin yellowish hyaline, with bluish white distal margin, wider dorsally; pelvic fin pale yellow with small red spots; margins white; often black pigmentation concentrated on subdistal portion of fin; in some males collected in the middle Ruvu River basin and Lower Rufiji River basin, red pigmentation was absent, making exemplars predominantly pale blue (Ref. 122075). Colouration in life for females: flank pale brown, often with horizontal rows of pale greenish blue spots on anterior portion; black dots on posterior portion of flank, and few dark grey on anterior portion; dorsum pale brown, venter white; head pale brown, opercular region pale greenish yellow; iris pale yellow; fins hyaline, with grey dots on basal portion of unpaired fins (Ref. 122075). Costa, W.J.E.M. 2017 Taxonomic revision of the seasonal killifish genus <i>Nothobranchius</i> from Zanzibar, East Africa (Cyprinodontoidei: Aplocheilidae). J. Nat. Hist. 51(27/28):1-16. (Ref. 122075) FB-Morphology-9862 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2010-02-10 00:00:00 2020-07-15 21:13:15 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9862 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 17; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 16 - 19; Vertebrae: 30 - 32 Costa, W.J.E.M. 2017 Taxonomic revision of the seasonal killifish genus <i>Nothobranchius</i> from Zanzibar, East Africa (Cyprinodontoidei: Aplocheilidae). J. Nat. Hist. 51(27/28):1-16. (Ref. 122075) FB-Distribution-9862 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-01 00:00:00 2020-07-15 21:42:09 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9862 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Africa: Unguja Island, Zanzibar archipelago, and adjacent mainland coastal rivers in eastern Tanzania (Ref. 83514, 122075); also reported from Umba and Ramisi rivers in Kenya (Ref. 83514). Costa, W.J.E.M. 2017 Taxonomic revision of the seasonal killifish genus <i>Nothobranchius</i> from Zanzibar, East Africa (Cyprinodontoidei: Aplocheilidae). J. Nat. Hist. 51(27/28):1-16. (Ref. 122075) FB-Uses-9862 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-01 00:00:00 2020-07-15 21:43:21 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9862 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1991 Aquarien atlas. Bd. 3. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 1104 p. (Ref. 2059) FB-LifeCycle-9862 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Monika Heskamp 1994-05-01 00:00:00 2020-07-15 21:43:21 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=9862&StockCode=10185 Annual fishes. Wildekamp, R. 2002 Wo und wie leben Prachtgrundkärpflinge?. Datz 55(10):24-27. FB-TrophicStrategy-9862 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1994-05-21 00:00:00 2015-09-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public melanospilus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Occurs in temporary pools in floodplains, rice fields, swamps, ditches and small streams (Ref. 3788). Occurs in seasonal pools and streams in the coastal region of Tanzania. Bailey, R.G. 1972 Observations on the biology of <i>Nothobranchius guentheri</i> (Pfeffer) (Cyprinodontidae), an annual fish from the coastal region of East Africa. Afr. J. Trop. Hydrobiol. Fish. 2(1):33-43. (Ref. 3805) FB-Size-9862 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-01 00:00:00 2020-07-15 21:43:21 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9862 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 5.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 122075)); 5.33 cm SL (female) Costa, W.J.E.M. 2017 Taxonomic revision of the seasonal killifish genus <i>Nothobranchius</i> from Zanzibar, East Africa (Cyprinodontoidei: Aplocheilidae). J. Nat. Hist. 51(27/28):1-16. (Ref. 122075) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-9862 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-01 00:00:00 2020-07-15 21:43:21 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9862 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription benthopelagic; non-migratory; freshwater