Nothobranchius eggersi | |
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Male of the species | |
Conservation status
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
Genus: | Nothobranchius |
Species: | N. eggersi
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Binomial name | |
Nothobranchius eggersi Seegers, 1982
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The orchid nothobranch (Nothobranchius eggersi) is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to the lower basin of the Rufiji River in Tanzania.[2] Its natural habitat is temporary pools and swamps.[1] This species is found in both a blue and red form.[3] This species was described in 1982 by Lothar Seegers with the type biology given as the Rufiji River near Utete, Rufiji District of Pwani Region in Tanzania.[4] The specific name honours Seegers companion on two expeditions, the German aquarist Gerd Eggers.[5]