Elongate nothobranch

The elongate nothobranch (Nothobranchius elongatus) is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to the coastal drainages to the north west of Mombasa in Kenya.[1] Its natural habitat is intermittent freshwater marshes and temporary pools on floodplains.[2]

Elongate nothobranch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Nothobranchius
Species:
N. elongatus
Binomial name
Nothobranchius elongatus
Wildekamp, 1982

References

  1. Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2019). "Nothobranchius elongatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60442A47189428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60442A47189428.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Nothobranchius elongatus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.


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