Nothobranchius insularis

Nothobranchius insularis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Aplocheiloidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes Subordo: Aplocheiloidei

Familia: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Nothobranchius
Species: Nothobranchius insularis

Name

Nothobranchius insularis Costa, 2017

Holotype: MRAC A7-02-P-33, 1 male, 52.9 SL. Paratypes: MRAC A7-02-P-34, 1 female, 46.4 mm SL; collected with holotype. MRAC A702-P-38-44, 4 males, 43.7–55.2 mm SL (1 C&S), 3 females, 44.0–49.8 mm SL.

Type locality: Mafia Island, approximately 3 km south of Kirongwe, Tanzania, 7°49.58'S, 39°48.87'E, elevation about 15 meters.

References

Primary references

• Costa, W.J.E.M. 2017. Redescription of Nothobranchius lucius and description of a new species from Mafia Island, eastern Tanzania (Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 93(1): 35–44. DOI: 10.3897/zse.93.11041 Reference page. 

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