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Nothobranchius luekei

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Species of fish

Nothobranchius luekei
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this 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. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is temporary pools. Its specific name honours the German aquarist Karl Heinz Lüke who was the first person to breed this species in an aquarium.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nothobranchius luekei". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Nothobranchius luekei
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