Nothobranchius janpapi
Nothobranchius janpapi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
Genus: | Nothobranchius |
Species: | N. janpapi
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Binomial name | |
Nothobranchius janpapi , 1977
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Nothobranchius janpapi is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to the Ruvu and Rufiji rivers in eastern Tanzania.[2] Its natural habitats are small pools and ponds situated on floodplains.[1] The specific name honours the Dutch aquarist Jan Pap, who first discovered this species in 1975 and sent examples back to the Netherlands.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2019). "Nothobranchius janpapi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60368A47185381. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60368A47185381.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Nothobranchius janpapi" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (31 May 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families APLOCHEILIDAE and NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Nothobranchius
- Endemic freshwater fish of Tanzania
- Fish described in 1977
- Cyprinodontiformes stubs