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Nothobranchius sp. nov. 'Lake Victoria'

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Species of fish

Nothobranchius sp. nov. 'Lake Victoria'
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Nothobranchius
Species: N. sp. nov. 'Lake Victoria'
Binomial name
Nothobranchius sp. nov. 'Lake Victoria'

Nothobranchius sp. nov. 'Lake Victoria' is a scientifically undescribed species of freshwater fish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to Kenya, and inhabits intermittent freshwater marshes. It was listed as vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2004, but is not included in recent versions of the list.

References

  1. Hanssens, M. 2004. Nothobranchius sp. nov. 'Lake Victoria'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008. Downloaded on 4 August 2016.


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