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
1976
T 76-4; T 76-5; T 76-6; T 76-7; T 76-8; T 76-9; T 76-11
Tanzania
1981
…
Tanzania
1983
TZ 83/5
Tanzania
1985
KTZ 85/21; KTZ 85/26; KTZ 85/27; KTZ 85/28; 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
1991
TZ 91/105
Tanzania
1994
TZ 94/1; TZ 94/7
Tanzania
1995
TAN 95/3; TAN 95/4; TAN 95/5; TAN 95/7; TAN 95/9; TAN 95/10; TAN 95/11;
TAN 95/12; TAN 95/13; TAN 95/14
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 97/31; 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
1997
TZ 97/48; TZ 97/53
Tanzania
1998
TAN 98/2; TAN 98/4; TAN 98/8; TAN 98/9; TAN 98/11; TAN 98/12; TAN 98/14
Tanzania
1998
FTZ 98/3; FTZ 98/7; FTZ 98/10
Tanzania
1999
FTZ 99/2
Tanzania
1999
TZ 99/13
Tanzania
2000
TAN 00/11; TAN 00/12; TAN 00/18; TAN 00/19; TAN 00/20; TAN 00/23;
TAN 00/24
Tanzania
2001
FTZ 01-2; FTZ 01-3
Tanzania
2001
KE 01/11; KE 01/12
Kenya
2001
KF 01/1; KF 01/2
Kenya
2001
TZL 1/01; TZL 2/01; TZL 3/01; TZL 4/01; TZL 5/01; TZL 6/01; TZL 7/01; TZL 8/01;
TZL 9/01; TZL 10/01; TZL 12/01; TZL 13/01; TZL 14/01; TZL 15/01; TZL 44/01;
TZL 45/01; TZL 46/01; TZL 47/01; TZL 49/01; TZL 50/01; TZL 51/01; TZL 52/01;
TZL 55/01
Tanzania
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
2010
TSTS 10/13; TSTS 10/16
Tanzania
NOTES

Nothobranchius melanospilus Njopeka TZHK 09-5 female

Last update: 03/10/2026

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