Nothobranchius microlepis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
CYPRINODONTIFORMES |
NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Nothobranchius microlepis |
| Species Authority: |
(Vinciguerra, 1897) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Small Scaled Nothobranch |
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| Synonym/s: |
Nothobranchius microlepis
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2010 |
| Assessor/s: |
Getahun, A. & Hanssens, M. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Snoeks, J., Tweddle, D., Getahun, A., Lalèyè, P., Paugy, D., Zaiss, R., Fishar, M.R.A & Brooks, E. |
Justification:
This species is widespread throughout Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia. It has a highly resilient life history and, with no major widespread threats identified is assessed as Least Concern. It has also been assessed as Least Concern for east Africa. Due to limited information on its full distribution, abundance and threats, it has been categorised as Data Deficient for north eastern Africa.
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| History: |
| 2006 |
– |
Least Concern
(IUCN 2006)
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species is known from Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.
Eastern Africa: It is found in seasonal pools of the lower to middle Tana drainage, Kenya.
Northeast Africa: It occurs in Dekta, Warfa, Hogay, Kaisany and Durbane of Somalia, and the Wabishebelle system, Ethiopia.
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| Countries: |
Native:
Ethiopia; Kenya; Somalia
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
No information available.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It is a typical annual fish, inhabiting temporary bodies of water. The eggs are deposited in the bottom substrate where they survive the dry season with diapauses of varying length. Their diet mainly consists of small plankton crustaceans (Copepoda) and naupili and less frequently also of larvae of mosquitoes (Culicines, Anophelines) (Wildekamp and Haas 1992)
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
No information available.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
No information available. Population trends should be monitored.
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