Nothobranchius Angelae

📖 Overview

Overview information for Nothobranchius Angelae is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 18. Diagnosis: Nothobranchius angelae is distinguished from all other species of the genus by the following combination of characters in males: body colouration light blue to blue-green with red-brown or dark grey scale margins; anal fin light blue-grey to yellow-grey with irreguar brown spots, with narrow brown submedial band, slender white to pale cream medial band and broad black distal band; caudal fin light brown-grey with irregular dark brown spots proximally, followed by a narrow dark brown medial band, a slender white subdistal band and a slender to broad black distal band; pelvic fins light blue-grey to blue-green, with broad white to cream medial band and narrow black distal band . Furthermore, it differs from the other members of the Nothobranchius taeniopygus species group in central and western Tanzania by a postorbital length 55-63% of head length vs. 43-54%; and caudal peduncle length 132-137% of its depth vs. 119-130% and 140-169% . : fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

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🦐 Diet

Diet information for Nothobranchius Angelae is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Nothobranchius Angelae is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical central Tanzania (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

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