Cardinal Nothobranchius (Nothobranchius cardinalis) fish species and information / pictures of Cardinal Nothobranchius - Nothobranchius cardinalis

Cardinal Nothobranchius (Nothobranchius cardinalis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Nothobranchius cardinalis

Common Name
Cardinal Nothobranchius

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 14. Diagnosis: Male: snout length 7.1?7.6% SL; snout to eye end length 17.3% SL; head length 28.6?32.4% SL; body width 17.3?19.5% SL; body depth 30.1?31.6% SL; body length 67.5?71.4% SL; predorsal length 55.3?57.9% SL; preanal length 58.2?60.5% SL; caudal peduncle length 19.8?22.9% SL; caudal peduncle depth 13.1?14.3% SL; total length 119.9?121.6% SL; 13-14 anal fin rays; 12 scales on the side of the body at the ventral fin position; 16 scales around the caudal peduncle; anal fin almost a solid red; pectoral and pelvic fins solid red; caudal fin with relatively narrow marginal band; red scale margins relatively wide, resulting in some specimens in a dominantly red body; rearward-pointing, chevron pattern on posterior part of the body very weakly developed and barely discernible (Ref. 74420). Female: snout length 5.1% SL; snout to eye end length 16.4% SL; interorbital width 7.7

Classification

Classified By
Watters, Cooper & Wildekamp, 2008
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines (Cyprinodontiformes)
Family
African rivulines (Nothobranchiidae)

Distribution

Region
Africa
Distribution
Africa: Tanzania (Ref. 74420).
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
pelagic
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Trophic Level
3.09 s.e. 0.40 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
False
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
True
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
2.7 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries:
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated