Nothobranchius orthonotus

(Peters, 1844)

Notobranchius orthonotus MZG 06-5 (photo by Vasco Gomes)
SPECIES DATA
Current Name
Alternative Name
…
Family
Nothobranchiidae Garman, 1895
Genus
Nothobranchius Peters, 1868
Subgenus
Nothobranchius Peters, 1868
Geographical Area
Africa
Countries of distribution
Malawi; Mozambique; South Africa; Zimbabwe; Tanzania (?)
COLLECTIONS
Year Expedition Codes / Locations Country
1958
Beira 58
Mozambique
1988
MW 88/11
Malawi
1988
MW 91/8; MW 91/9; MW 91/10
Malawi
1992
N 92/1
South Africa
1997
TAN 97/38 #
Tanzania
1999
KZN 99/1; KZN 99/2; KZN 99/3
South Africa
1999
MOZ 99/1; MOZ 99/8
Mozambique
2001
MOC 01-1
Mozambique
2003
MT 03/2; MT 03/3; MT 03/24
Mozambique
2004
MOZ 04-1; MOZ 04-2; MOZ 04-3; MOZ 04-5; MOZ 04-6; MOZ 04-7; MOZ 04-8;
MOZ 04-9; MOZ 04-10; MOZ 04-13
Mozambique
2004
MZ 04-1; MZ 04-2; MZ 04-3
Mozambique
2004
MZM 04/3; MZM 04/10; MZM 04/12; MZM 04/13; MZM 04/16
Mozambique
2005
MZHL 2005-05; MZHL 2005-06
Mozambique
2006
MZG 06-1; MZG 06-3; MZG 06-5
Mozambique
2006
MZSS 06-2
Mozambique
NOTES
# Originally identified as Nothobranchius maculatus

Last update: 04/10/2026

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