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African Rivulines
Nothobranchiidae
Nothobranchiidae are a family of bony fishes containing roughly 300 species, also known as African rivulines. They are small killifish, usually measuring about 5 centimetres (2.0 in). They are limited to Africa, living in fresh water but being also somewhat salt-tolerant. They are also found in muddy or brackish water. Some species are kept as aquarium pets. They have frilly fins and many are brightly colored. They were formerly included in the family Aplocheilidae (which was later...
15 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 335 known species
Epiplatys
genusEpiplatys
Lyretails
genusAphyosemion
Scriptaphyosemion
genusScriptaphyosemion
Nothobranchs
genusNothobranchius
Archiaphyosemion
genusArchiaphyosemion
Fundulopanchax
genusFundulopanchax
Nimbapanchax
genusNimbapanchax
Callopanchax
genusCallopanchax
Raddaella
genusRaddaella
Episemion
genusEpisemion
Diapteron
genusDiapteron
Fundulosoma
genusFundulosoma
Foerschichthys
genusFoerschichthys
Pronothobranchius
genusPronothobranchius
Fenerbahce
genusFenerbahce
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85931.