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💧 Freshwater 🌡️ Tropical

Nothobranchius Dubieensis

Nothobranchius dubieensis Nagy, 2025
Max Length
4.1 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

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 .

Scientific Name
Nothobranchius dubieensis
Authority
Nagy, 2025
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Max Length
4.1 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

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 .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Nothobranchius Dubieensis is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01122 × L2.94 (TL)
Max TL
4.1cm
Dorsal Rays
16
Anal Rays
17

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Nagy, 2025

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