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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Nothobranchius |
| Species: | N. janpapi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nothobranchius janpapi Wildekamp, 1977 | |
References
- Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2019). "Nothobranchius janpapi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60368A47185381. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60368A47185381.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Nothobranchius janpapi" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- 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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