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Nothobranchius korthausae

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Nothobranchius korthausae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Nothobranchius
Species:
N. korthausae
Binomial name
Nothobranchius korthausae
Meinken, 1973

Nothobranchius korthausae is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae.[2] It is endemic to Mafia Island in Tanzania. Its natural habitat is pools, ditches and small streams.[1] The specific name of this species honours the German aquarist Edith Korthaus who collected the type.[3]

Female N. korthausae with male in background

References

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  1. ^ a b Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2019). "Nothobranchius korthausae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60308A47182634. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60308A47182634.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nothobranchius korthausae". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ^ 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 5 September 2019.