Nothobranchius ocellatus

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Nothobranchius ocellatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Nothobranchius
Species:
N. ocellatus
Binomial name
Nothobranchius ocellatus
(Seegers, 1985)
Synonyms[2]
  • Paranothobranchius ocellatus Seegers, 1985

Nothobranchius ocellatus is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to Tanzania.[2] 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.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2021). "Nothobranchius ocellatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T182279465A182279513. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T182279465A182279513.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Nothobranchius ocellatus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Paranothobranchius ocellatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 September 2019.