Nothobranchius palmquisti

Super Group: 
Opisthokonta
Phylum: 
Chordata
Sub-Phylum: 
Vertebrata
Class: 
Actinopteri
Sub-Class: 
Neopterygi
Order: 
Cyprinodontiformes
Sub-Order: 
Aplocheiloidei
Family: 
Nothobranchiidae
Genus: 
Nothobranchius
Species: 
palmquisti
Authority: 
Lönnberg 1907

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

Carnivorous

Mode of locomotion

Motility: motile_swimming

Observation site(s)