Nothobranchius torgashevi

Taxonavigation: Aplocheiloidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes Subordo: Aplocheiloidei

Familia: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Nothobranchius

Species: Nothobranchius torgashevi

Name

Nothobranchius torgashevi Valdesalici, 2015

• Holotype: MSNG 58043.
• Paratypes: MSNG 58044 (3, 6)

Type locality: Tanzania: temporary ditch associated with an unnamed affluent of the Mhwala River, Wembere River drainage, Lake Eyasi basin, 05°53.09'S, 34°17.12'E, 1378 m asl.

Etymology: named in honour of aquarist and collector Sergey Torgashev from Elektrostal, Moscow Oblast, who discovered the species.

References

• Valdesalici, S. 2015. Nothobranchius torgashevi (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) a new species of annual killifish with two male colour morphs from the Lake Eyasi Basin, Central Tanzania. Killi-Data Series 2015: 17–30. Reference page.