Nothobranchius palmquisti
Diagnosis
Diagnosis_Genus: The genus Nothobranchius represents a group of small fishes that inhabit temporary savannah pools in Eastern Africa. The genus currently comprises 57 valid species (Dorn et al. 2011), distributed from southern Sudan to KwaZulu Natal in South Africa. All Nothobranchius species are sexually dimorphic, with larger colourful males and smaller drab females.
Body_male_length: 5 cm
Body_female_length: 4 cm
Ecology
Substrate: water
Salinity: freshwater
Temperature: 18-20°C (22°C for sexual reproduction)
pH: 6-7 (7 for sexual reproduction)
Sociability_adults_male: solitary
Life cycle
Reproduction_mode: sexual
Generation: 3-12 months
Feeding behaviour
Mode of locomotion
Observation site(s)
SYMBIONTS
Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
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Piscinoodinium pillulare | “Piscinoodinium, a fish-ectoparasitic dinoflagellate, is a member of the class Dinophyceae, subclass Gymnodiniphycidae: convergent evolution with Amyloodinium”, J. Parasitol., vol. 93, no. 5, pp. 1006-1015, 2007. | ,