Pronothobranchius
Appearance
Pronothobranchius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
Genus: | Pronothobranchius Radda, 1969 |
Type species | |
Nothobranchius kiyawensis |
Pronothobranchius is a genus of aplocheilid fish native to western Africa.[2]
Species
[edit]There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2][3]
- Pronothobranchius chirioi Valdesalici, 2013[3]
- Pronothobranchius gambiensis (Svensson, 1933)[3]
- Pronothobranchius kiyawensis (C. G. E. Ahl, 1928)
- Pronothobranchius seymouri (Loiselle & Blair, 1972)[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pronothobranchius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pronothobranchius". FishBase. December 2013 version.
- ^ a b c d Valdesalici, S. (2013): Pronothobranchius chirioi n. sp. a new annual killifish species from the Niger River drainage, with redescriptions of P. kiyawensis, P. gambiensis and P. seymouri (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae). Killi-Data Series, 2013: 21-41.