Nothobranchius rungwaensis Watters et al., 2019 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Watters et al., 2019 .
  • Current distribution known : known only from type area, upper Rungwa river and with Musa tributary of same system, western Tanzania .
  • Ecology : annual killifish .
  • Food habits : ants and other insects (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Genetics : Watters et al., 2019 .
  • Habitat / home range : stagnant water on darker and dirty substratum (dead leaves, mulm) on clay (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Watters et al., 2019 .
  • Reproduction : bottom spawner within substratum; 12 (up to 20) weeks incubation (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Size : 41.9 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Nothobranchius rungwaensis Watters et al., 2019: 25-28, fig. 14-15. Type locality: Rungwa drainage: small pool with grassy fringes, and associated narrow channel, in the course of the seasonal Rungwa River, 3 km south of Rungwa village, Tanzania, (06°57.5'S-33°31.0'E). Holotype MRAC 2018.015.P.0036; paratypes MRAC 2018.015.P.0037.