Mnanzini nothobranch
Encyclopedia
The mnanzini nothobranch (Nothobranchius willerti) is a species of fish
in the Aplocheilidae
family. It is endemic to Kenya
.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Aplocheilidae
Aplocheilidae
Aplocheilidae are a family of bony fishes containing about 15 species. Formerly, the name "Aplocheilidae" was used for the Aplocheiloidei as a whole, i.e. including the Nothobranchiidae of Africa and the mainly South American Rivulidae as subfamilies. This obsolete system is sometimes still seen,...
family. It is endemic to Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
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Source
- Hanssens, M. 2005. Nothobranchius willerti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.