Spotted killifish

Nothobranchius orthonotus

Bottom spawner takes months hatching

Spotted killifish is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 10 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Killifishes and Livebearers
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Nothobranchius
Maximum length: 10 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: coastal plain from the lower Zambezi region south to the Mkuze River, in Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa (Ref. 3788 , 52193 ). Populations are threatened by destruction of pans and by anti-malarial and tsetse fly spraying programs (Ref. 7248 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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