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Nothobranchiidae
Nothobranchius venustus
Nothobranchius venustus
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Compressed cross-section
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Fusiform
SmallNothobranchius venustus is a species of brightly colored seasonal killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. This species is endemic to seasonal freshwater habitats in north-western Tanzania. It is currently known from ephemeral pools and marshes associated with smaller stream systems as part of the Lake Victoria basin, in the southwestern shore region of the lake, and eastwards to the Kongwa River region.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
- Genus
- Nothobranchius
- Maximum length
- 3.6 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Africa: ephemeral pools and marshes associated with smaller stream systems of Lake Victoria basin in northwestern Tanzania (Ref. 123150 ).
- Conservation status
- VUVulnerable
Class
Family
Conservation status
