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Nothobranchiidae
Nothobranchius lourensi
Nothobranchius lourensi
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallNothobranchius lourensi is a species of fish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is known only from the floodplain of the Ruvu River in eastern Tanzania where it is found in temporary pools, where the type was originally collected by Jan Lourens, a biologist with the United Nations Development Programme in Dar es Salaam and who is honoured in its specific name.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
- Genus
- Nothobranchius
- Maximum length
- 5 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- Africa: Known only from its type locality, a temporary pool in the floodplain of the Ruvu river, eastern Tanzania.
- Conservation status
- NTNear Threatened
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Order
Family
Conservation status
