| Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines) |
| 5.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater, non-migratory |
| Africa: disjunct distribution in the Nile system in Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia (Ref. 82677). |
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| Inhabits temporary pools and channels in and around foothills of the Nuba mountains and bordering the Sudd wetland; feeds on cladocerans, copepods, ostracods and insects (Ref. 28714). Annual species; eggs resist desiccation during dry season (Ref. 97278). Bottom spawner, 3-6 months incubation (Ref. 27139). Sexual maturity reached in 5 weeks (Ref. 59344). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 September 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Type locality of the holotype of N. virgatus: 'Jebel Megeinis, Kordofan Province, Sudan (Ref. 97278). Also present at Khor Morung, Rahad El Fula (Wadi Al Ghallah system) (Ref. 82677, 97278, 97568) and Khor Kidda (Ref. 97568). Also Ref. 3788, 27139, 28714, 59344. |
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