FB-9868 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9868 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Nothobranchius Nothobranchius rachovii Ahl, 1926 Suszec rachowa a. zagrzebka afrykanska Blouband-kuilvissie Reënboog-kuilvissie Rachows killi Rachovs Prachtfundulus Blueband killifish Bluefin notho Rachow's notho Rachow's Nothobranch Rainbow killifish Loistoviuhkapyrstö Rachows praktkilli 拉氏假鰓鮰 拉氏假鳃鮰 Adiniops rachovi (Ahl, 1926) Nothobranchius rachovi Ahl, 1926 Nothobranchius rachowi Ahl, 1926 Notobranchius rachovii Ahl, 1926 1994-05-02 2023-12-01 Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch0 Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p. (Ref. 1672) Eschmeyer, W.N.0 Catalog of the genera of recent fishes. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, USA. 697 p. (Ref. 1830) Post, A.0 Vergleichende Untersuchungen der Chromosomenzahlen bei Süßwasser-Teleosteern. Z. Zool. Syst. Evol.-Forsch. 3:47-93. 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Reichard0 Diet overlap among three sympatric African annual killifish species <i>Nothobranchius</i> spp. From Mozambique. J. Fish Biol. 77(3):754-768. (Ref. 85833) Shidlovskiy, K.M., B.R. Watters and R.H. Wildekamp0 Notes on the annual killifish species <i>Nothobranchius rachovii</i> (Cyprinodontiformes; Nothobranchiidae) with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 2724:37-57. (Ref. 85866) Watters, B.R., R.H. Wildekamp and B.J. Cooper0 <i>Nothobranchius rachovii</i> Ahl, 1926 - a historical review. J. Am. Killifish Ass. 42(2):105-127. (Ref. 96448) Jubb, R.A.0 The <i>Nothobranchius</i> (Pisces, Cyprinodontidae) of Southern Africa and a new species from Lake Chilwa, Malawi. Ann. Cape Prov. Mus. Nat. Hist. 8(1):1-11. (Ref. 96544) Neumann, W.0 Prachtgrundkärpflinge. Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft, Supplementheft nr. 9. 128 p. (Ref. 97257) Radda, A.C.0 Synopsis der Gattung <i>Nothobranchius</i> Peters. Vereinsber. Inf. Progr. Öst. Verb. Vivaristik Ökol. 7(5):3-7. (Ref. 97277) Ahl, E.0 Neue oder selten importierte Fische III. Bl. Aquar.- u. Terrarienk. 37(14):346-348. (Ref. 97289) Watters, B.R.0 The ecology and distribution of <i>Nothobranchius</i> fishes. J. Am. Killifish Ass. 42(2):37-76. (Ref. 97291) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-9868 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-02 00:00:00 2023-12-01 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9868 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Found in water-filled depressions in the floodplains of rivers; water depth is variable and decreases as the dry season progresses, eventually drying out completely (Ref. 85866). Littoral vegetation usually consists of grasses; aquatic vegetation may consis of Nymphea, Ottelia, Lagarosiphon and Utricularia species; occasionally, the swamps are used by local inhabitants to cultivate rice (Ref. 85866). Very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139). Shidlovskiy, K.M., B.R. Watters and R.H. Wildekamp 2010 Notes on the annual killifish species <i>Nothobranchius rachovii</i> (Cyprinodontiformes; Nothobranchiidae) with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 2724:37-57. (Ref. 85866) FB-DiagnosticDescr-9868 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2017-11-24 00:00:00 2023-12-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9868 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Diagnosis: Nothobranchius rachovii is distinguished from other species of the genus by the following combination of characters: in males, a bright colouration consisting of alternating light blue and orange-red bars on the body and fins, orange-red head, and orange subterminal and black terminal bands in the caudal fin (Ref. 85866). It can be distinguished from the other species of the subgenus Nothobranchius as follows: from N. furzeri by male colouration, higher number of dorsal fin rays, 15-17 vs. 14-15, and a lower number of scales on the mid-longitudinal series, 26-28 vs. 28-30; from N. orthonotus by male colouration, lower number of scales on the mid-longitudinal series, 26-28 vs. 28-33, and shape of the dorsal profile, convex vs. flat; and from N. kadleci by male colouration and shape of the frontal region, higher number of dorsal and anal fin rays, 15-17 vs. 13-14 and 15-17 vs. 13-14 (Ref. 85866). Females can be distinguished by the presence of a reflective light blue spot on all scales of the flanks, vs. few, irregularly dispersed light blue-green spots in N. furzeri and N. kadleci or frequent presence of brown spots on body and fins in N. orthonotus (Ref. 85866). Nothobranchius rachovii can also be distinguished from all other species of the genus by its low number of diploid chromosomes, 2n=16 (Ref. 85866).Description: A robust Nothobranchius species of medium size; snout pointed, mouth terminal, slightly directed upward; body laterally compressed and deep; dorsal profile slightly concave on head, convex from nape to end of dorsal fin; in older males more convex than in younger specimens; upper and lower profiles of caudal peduncle nearly straight (Ref. 85866). Supra-orbital squamation of G-type; frontal part of supraorbital squamation partly covered with epidermal tissue; frontal and central supraorbital neuromast systems, on top of the head, fused and forming two distinct shallow grooves; both lined with three shallow lobes at both sides of the groove; posterior cephalic neuromast systems in two curved pits (Ref. 85866). Dorsal fin rays 15-17, anal fin rays 15-18, relative position of base of first dorsal-fin ray over base of second or third anal-fin ray; pelvic fins short, not reaching origin of anal fin; pectoral fins reaching to origin of pelvic fins (Ref. 85866). Scales on the median longitudinal line 26-28 plus 2-3 on caudal fin base, most with a shallow pit in centre; transverse row of scales above pelvic fins 11-12, circumpeduncular scales 12-13 (Ref. 85866).Colouration: Live male: general body colour iridescent light blue to pale blue-green or blue- grey, variable according to population; head and throat orange, grading across operculum into light blue of body; posterior margin of scales orange-red to brown-red, giving a strong reticulated appearance; locally, scale margins are wider and merge to form chevron-shaped cross-bars, apex rearward; dorsal and anal fins pale blue to light blue-grey, distally with orange-red to red-brown spots and stripes; dorsal fin with narrow blue-white margin; caudal fin pale blue to blue-grey with orange-red to red-brown spots and bars in the basal half, followed by a brown band grading into a wide orange subterminal band; caudal fin margin black; ventral fins light blue with some small red proximal spots; pectoral fins pale translucent orange with light blue margin; iris golden with dark vertical bar (Ref. 85866). Live female: body colour olive grey-brown, frontal scales on flanks with iridescent light blue to silvery centers; all fins colourless; iris bronze to golden with dark vertical bar (Ref. 85866). Shidlovskiy, K.M., B.R. Watters and R.H. Wildekamp 2010 Notes on the annual killifish species <i>Nothobranchius rachovii</i> (Cyprinodontiformes; Nothobranchiidae) with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 2724:37-57. (Ref. 85866) FB-Morphology-9868 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2017-11-24 00:00:00 2023-12-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9868 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 17; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 15 - 18 Shidlovskiy, K.M., B.R. Watters and R.H. Wildekamp 2010 Notes on the annual killifish species <i>Nothobranchius rachovii</i> (Cyprinodontiformes; Nothobranchiidae) with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 2724:37-57. (Ref. 85866) FB-Distribution-9868 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-02 00:00:00 2017-11-27 18:02:52 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9868 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Africa: temporary pools and swamps or water-filled depressions in the lowland floodplains of the lower Pungwe River and lower Zambezi River (Ref. 85866), probably also in floodplains of other rivers between Pungwe and Zambezi River (Ref. 85866). Shidlovskiy, K.M., B.R. Watters and R.H. Wildekamp 2010 Notes on the annual killifish species <i>Nothobranchius rachovii</i> (Cyprinodontiformes; Nothobranchiidae) with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 2724:37-57. (Ref. 85866) FB-Uses-9868 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-02 00:00:00 2023-12-01 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9868 aquarium: commercial Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. (Ref. 4537) FB-LifeCycle-9868 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tom Froese 1994-05-02 00:00:00 2023-12-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=9868&StockCode=10191 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Annual fish. Matures after 12 weeks. This updates previous information from Ref. 1672. Eigelshofen, W. 2003 Prachtgrundkärpflinge. Aquarien-Praxis 1:2-4. (Ref. 47116) FB-TrophicStrategy-9868 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Christine Marie V. Casal 2015-09-17 00:00:00 2017-11-27 18:07:50 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public rachovii http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Found in water-filled depressions in the floodplains of rivers; water depth is variable and decreases as the dry season progresses, eventually drying out completely (Ref. 85866). Littoral vegetation usually consists of grasses; aquatic vegetation may consis of Nymphea, Ottelia, Lagarosiphon and Utricularia species; occasionally, the swamps are used by local inhabitants to cultivate rice (Ref. 85866). Shidlovskiy, K.M., B.R. Watters and R.H. Wildekamp 2010 Notes on the annual killifish species <i>Nothobranchius rachovii</i> (Cyprinodontiformes; Nothobranchiidae) with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 2724:37-57. (Ref. 85866) FB-Size-9868 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-02 00:00:00 2023-12-01 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9868 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 6.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 52193)) Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Diseases-9868-733 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-09-22 00:00:00 2003-09-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=9868&StockCode=10191 Bacterial Infections (general). Bacterial diseases Bassleer, G. 1997 Color guide of tropical fish diseases: on freshwater fish. Bassleer Biofish, Westmeerbeek, Belgium. 272 p. (Ref. 41805) FB-Diseases-9868-29 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2003-09-22 00:00:00 2003-09-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=9868&StockCode=10191 Costia Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Bassleer, G. 1997 Color guide of tropical fish diseases: on freshwater fish. Bassleer Biofish, Westmeerbeek, Belgium. 272 p. (Ref. 41805) FB-Habitat-9868 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-05-02 00:00:00 2023-12-01 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9868 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats benthopelagic; non-migratory; freshwater; pH range: 6.0 - 7.0; dH range: 4 - 6