Nothobranchius cooperi v2

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Nothobranchius cooperi

NAGY, WATTERS & BELLSTEDT (2017)

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Original Description:

Nagy, Watters, Van der Merwe, Cotterill and Bellstedt (2017)

Nothobranchius cooperi (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes): a new species of annual killifish from the Luapula River drainage, northern Zambia.

African Journal of Aquatic Science 2017, 42(3): 201–218

Etymology:

The name is given in honour of Barry J. Cooper, a renowned collector and breeder of killifish, for his contributions to the field study of Nothobranchius and to the killifish hobby in general.

Description:

Nothobranchius cooperi at 2.6 cm is a small and slender fish, which belongs in the N. brieni species group.

Type locality:

Seasonal streams and associated temporary pools in the upper Mansa River system, east of Mansa, middle Luapula drainage, in the Luapula province of Zambia:

Habitat and Distribution:

This species is endemic to freshwater habitats in northern Zambia. It is known from temporary pools and swamps on the floodplains of the Mansa and Lufimba river systems in northern Zambia.

Maintenance and Breeding:

Trios or group spawning is recommended, use some plants or mops in the aquarium to give the females somewhere to rest without being harassed. Depending on the temperature at which the peat is stored and moisture content, an incubation period of three to four months at 22-24 °C. The fry are able to eat Brine Shrimp nauplii immediately and will reach sexual maturity at about six weeks of age.

IUCN Red List:

Vulnerable

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