Uganda country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of the holotype of Nothobranchius ugandensis: 'Southern Uganda: temporary pool at right side of the road Tororo to Jinja, 1 km west of Busesa, 7 km east of Iganga' (Ref. 26661). Known from drainage systems of Lake Albert and Lake Kioga (Ref. 26661, 59344, 97257), and Lake Victoria (Ref. 59344, 97257). Also Ref. 27139.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ug.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/firi.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Wildekamp, R.H., 2004
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Common names from other countries

Uganda-Prachtkärpfling, 乌干达假鳃鮰, Siniviuhkapyrstö, ... more

Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Nothobranchius: Greek, nothos = false + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό; μη μεταναστευτικό(ά). Tropical; 24°C - 30°C (Ref. 13614)

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Africa: drainage systems of Lake Albert, Lake Kioga and Lake Victoria in Uganda and Kenya (Ref. 26661, 59344).

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 26661)

Found in temporary water bodies: swamps, roadside and drainage ditches, pools and depressions downstream of culverts; in turbid to very turbid water; usually no aquatic vegetation present, only some grasses and reeds may be found near the banks (Ref. 26661). Bottom spawner, 4 months incubation (Ref. 27139). Young can reach sexual maturity in 6 or 7 weeks (Ref. 59344).

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Annual fishes.

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Wildekamp, R.H., 1994. The Nothobranchius species from Uganda, with description of a new polymorphic species (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 5(3):193-206. (Ref. 26661)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 May 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00449 - 0.02680), b=2.92 (2.71 - 3.13), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Nothobranchius ugandensis Wildekamp, 1994