Nothobranchius ottoschmidti

Nothobranchius ottoschmidti
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Nothobranchiidae
Genus:	Nothobranchius
Species:	N. ottoschmidti
Binomial name
Nothobranchius ottoschmidti Watters, Nagy & Bellstedt, 2020

Nothobranchius ottoschmidti is a species of brightly colored seasonal killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. This species is endemic to seasonal freshwater habitats in north-central Tanzania in Eastern Africa. ^[2]

Etymology

The authors dedicate the specific name in honour of Otto Schmidt, a keen birder and fish enthusiast, for his long-time and significant contributions to the study of fishes of the genus Nothobranchius.

Sources

1. Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2020). "Nothobranchius angelae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T156302239A156302249. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T156302239A156302249.en . Retrieved 22 October 2025.
2. Watters, B.R., Nagy, B., van der Merwe, P.D.W., Cotterill, F.P.D. & Bellstedt, D.U. (2019). Review of the Nothobranchius taeniopygus species group from central and western Tanzania with descriptions of five new species and redescription of Nothobranchius taeniopygus (Teleostei: Nothobranchiidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 29 (3): 239–278. doi : 10.23788/IEF-1110 ResearchGate : 335169181

Links

• Nothobranchius ottoschmidti on WildNothos - various information and photographs of this species