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Nothobranchius patrizii
Nothobranchius·SOM 16-07

Nothobranchius patrizii

Patrizi's nothobranch

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The blue notho, or Patrizi's notho is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is found in Kenya and Somalia. Its natural habitat is running water. The males are usually around 5.0 centimetres (2.0 in). In the aquarium the females lay their eggs on bottom peat. This species was described as Fundulus patrizii by Decio Vinciguerra in 1927 with a type locality of the Harenaga swamps, near mouth of the Juba River in southern Somalia. Vinciguerra gave this fish the specific name of patrizii in honour of (Source: Wikipedia)

Country

Somalia

Region

Juba River basin

Max size

4 cm

Temp

24-28 °C

pH

7.0-8.0

Difficulty

Advanced

Collection localities

Juba River basin — site A

Verified

-0.1936, 42.7144 · Somalia

Habitat: Juba River basin. Locality data approximated to protect sensitive populations where required.

Juba River basin — site B

Community

0.3235, 43.0048 · Somalia

Habitat: Juba River basin. Locality data approximated to protect sensitive populations where required.

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