Nothobranchius janpapi

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Nothobranchius janpapi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Nothobranchius
Species:
N. janpapi
Binomial name
Nothobranchius janpapi
Wildekamp, 1977

Nothobranchius janpapi is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to the Ruvu and Rufiji rivers in eastern Tanzania. [2] Its natural habitats are small pools and ponds situated on floodplains. [1] The specific name honours the Dutch aquarist Jan Pap, who first discovered this species in 1975 and sent examples back to the Netherlands. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2019). "Nothobranchius janpapi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T60368A47185381. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60368A47185381.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nothobranchius janpapi". FishBase . April 2019 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (31 May 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families APLOCHEILIDAE and NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 4 September 2019.