Spotted killifish

Spotted killifish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Aplocheilidae
Genus: Nothobranchius
Species: N. orthonotus
Binomial name
Nothobranchius orthonotus
(W. K. H. Peters, 1844)

The spotted killifish (Nothobranchius orthonotus) is a species of fish in the family Aplocheilidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.[2] It grows to 10 cm (3.9 in) total length.[2] Its natural habitat is temporary pools. It is locally threatened by insecticides and habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Bills, R.; Engelbrecht, J.; Kazembe, J.; Marshall, B.; Tweddle, D. (2010). "Nothobranchius orthonotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T61182A12438885. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Nothobranchius orthonotus" in FishBase. January 2016 version.
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