Nothobranchius melanospilus

(Pfeffer, 1896)

Nothobranchius melanospilus TAN 98-11 (photo by Finn Milvertz)
SPECIES DATA
Current Name
Alternative Name
Family
Nothobranchiidae Garman, 1895
Genus
Nothobranchius Peters, 1868
Subgenus
Nothobranchius Peters, 1868
Geographical Area
Africa
Countries of distribution
Kenya; Tanzania
COLLECTIONS
Year Expedition Codes / Locations Country
1981
Tanzania
1983
TZ 83/5
Tanzania
1985
KTZ 85/21; KTZ 85/26; KTZ 85/27; KTZ 85/29; KTZ 85/32; KTZ 85/35
Tanzania
1988
Tanzania
1989
TZ 89/3; TZ 89/101
Tanzania
1990
TZ 90/105
Tanzania
1994
TZ 94/1; TZ 94/7
Tanzania
1995
TAN 95/3; TAN 95/4; TAN 95/5; TAN 95/10
Tanzania
1997
TAN 97/2; TAN 97/4; TAN 97/6; TAN 97/7; TAN 97/9; TAN 97/10; TAN 97/11; TAN 97/25;
TAN 97/26; TAN 97/27; TAN 97/28; TAN 97/29; TAN 97/30; TAN 97/33; TAN 97/34;
TAN 97/35; TAN 97/36; TAN 97/37; TAN 97/39; TAN 97/40; TAN 97/41; TAN 97/42;
TAN 97/43; TAN 97/44; TAN 97/45
Tanzania
2001
KE 01/11; KE 01/12
Kenya
2002
FTZ 02-1; FTZ 02-2 FTZ 02-3
Tanzania
2009
TZHK 09-01; TZHK 09-02; TZHK 09-03; TZHK 09-05; TZHK 09-07
Tanzania
NOTES

Nothobranchius melanospilus Njopeka TZHK 09-5 female

Last update: 23/08/2026

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