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Nothobranchius flagrans

Nothobranchius flagrans is a species of brightly coloured killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. This species is endemic to south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It is currently known from temporary swamps in the Dikuluwe system in the lower Lufira River drainage.

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Nothobranchius flagrans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Nothobranchius
Species:
N. flagrans
Binomial name
Nothobranchius flagrans
Nagy, 2014

Nothobranchius flagrans is a species of brightly coloured killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. This species is endemic to south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It is currently known from temporary swamps in the Dikuluwe system in the lower Lufira River drainage.2

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  1. Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2019). "Nothobranchius flagrans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T131470757A131470766. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T131470757A131470766.en. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. Nagy, B. (2014): Nothobranchius flagrans, a new species of annual killifish from the Lufira drainage, Democratic Republic of Congo (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 25 (3): 259–276. ResearchGate 271133997