Nothobranchius ocellatus
Ocellated nothobranch
Nothobranchius ocellatus is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. This species was described as Paranothobranchius ocellatus in 1985 by Lothar Seegers with the type locality given as being a swamp between Mtanza and the northern entrance of the Selous Game Reserve in the drainage basin of the Rufiji River north of Rufiji in eastern Tanzania.
Country
Tanzania
Region
Ruvu drainage
Max size
12 cm
Temp
22-26 °C
pH
6.8-7.5
Difficulty
Advanced
Collection localities
Ruvu drainage site 1
Verified-7.0000, 38.5000 · Tanzania
Collection locality for Nothobranchius ocellatus in the Ruvu drainage.
Ruvu drainage site 2
Community-6.7000, 38.2500 · Tanzania
Collection locality for Nothobranchius ocellatus in the Ruvu drainage.
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