Nothobranchius janpapi

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]

Nothobranchius janpapi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Nothobranchius
Species:
N. janpapi
Binomial name
Nothobranchius janpapi
Wildekamp, 1977

References

  1. Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. (2006). "Nothobranchius janpapi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60368A12357896. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60368A12357896.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Nothobranchius janpapi" in 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.


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