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


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Family:  Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Max. size:  4.32 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: DR Congo.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-18; Anal soft rays: 15-18. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: anal fin with narrow brown submedial band, followed by a slender yellow band, a slender red-brown band and a slender dark brown distal band in males; caudal fin with brown spots proximally and medially, and with slender white to light blue subdistal band and a narrow dark grey distal band; dorsal-fin base length 25.7-28.0% SL; postorbital length 49-51% HL; and head width 68-74 in % of its depth (Ref. 138275).
Biology:  This species inhabits a turbid remnant pool in the seasonal Lubule River, 10-15 m in diameter and about 1 m deep, connected to a 1-2 m wide shallow riverbed with grass-overgrown margins (Ref. 1382275).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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