Nothobranchius itigiensis

Nothobranchius itigiensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Nothobranchius
Species:
N. itigiensis
Binomial name
Nothobranchius itigiensis
Nagy, Watters & Bellstedt, 2020

Nothobranchius itigiensis is a species of brightly colored seasonal killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. This species is endemic to seasonal freshwater habitats in central Tanzania. It is currently known from ephemeral pools and marshes associated with the upper Ruaha drainage and the Bahi Swamp area.[2]

Sources

  1. ^ Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2021). "Nothobranchius itigiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T175184906A175184918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T175184906A175184918.en. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  2. ^ Nagy, B.; Watters, B.R.; van der Merwe, P.D.W.; Cotterill, F.P.D.; Bellstedt, D.U. (2020). "Review of the Nothobranchius ugandensis species group from the inland plateau of eastern Africa with descriptions of six new species (Teleostei: Nothobranchiidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 30 (1): 21–73. doi:10.23788/IEF-1129. ResearchGate:340922876