Nothobranchius dubieensis
Nothobranchius dubieensis Nagy, 2025
Nothobranchius dubieensis
photo by Nagy, B. et al., 2025


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Family:  Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Max. size:  4.14 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: DR Congo.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal soft rays: 16-17. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: anal fin with a narrow dark brown submedial band, narrow yellow and orange medial bands, narrow white subdistal band, and slender dark brown distal band in males; caudal fin with irregular red-brown spots and stripes proximally and medially, followed by irregular narrow red-brown subdistal band and slender white distal band, with interrupted red-brown fin tips; body depth 31.935.5% SL; snout length 14-16% HL 21-31; and caudal peduncle length 119-125 in % of its depth (Ref. 138275).
Biology:  This species inhabits a turbid stream measuring 10 m in length, 1 m in width, and approximately 50 cm in depth, with margins overgrown by grass (Ref. 138275).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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