Nothobranchius flagrans

Nothobranchius flagrans

Tropical
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Nothobranchius flagrans is a species of brightly coloured killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. This species is endemic to south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It is currently known from temporary swamps in the Dikuluwe system in the lower Lufira River drainage.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Killifishes and Livebearers
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Nothobranchius
Maximum length: 3.9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: only known from the type locality in the Mufufya River basin (Lufira drainage, upper Congo River basin) in Katanga Province of Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 98826 ).

Report a correction