Nothobranchius luekei
Nothobranchius luekei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
Genus: | Nothobranchius |
Species: | N. luekei |
Binomial name | |
Nothobranchius luekei Seegers, 1984 |
Nothobranchius luekei is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae.[2] It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is temporary pools.[1] Its specific name honours the German aquarist Karl Heinz Lüke who was the first person to breed this species in an aquarium.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2019). "Nothobranchius luekei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60336A47183695. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60336A47183695.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Nothobranchius luekei" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (31 May 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families APLOCHEILIDAE and NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 8 September 2019.