Got a picture?
Please do send it in!
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Nothobranchius orthonotus (Peters, 1844) |
| Common Name | Mozambique-Prachtgrundkaerpfling (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Quelimane, eastern Mozambique, 17°45'S, 36°50"E. |
| Synonym(s) | Adinias troemneri, Adiniops troemneri, Cyprinodon orthonotus, Fundulus mkuziensis, Fundulus orthonotus, Hydrargyra maculata, Nothobranchius maculatus, Nothobranchius mayeri, Nothobranchius mkuziensis, Nothobranchius troemneri, Notobranchius mayeri, Notobranchius orthonotus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Populations are threatened by destruction of pans and by anti-malarial and tsetse fly spraying programs. Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1844, pp 35. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up N. orthonotus on Fishbase |
 | Look up N. orthonotus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up N. orthonotus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:7.109.1029.5600 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:03 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 22:19) |