Spotted killifish | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Aplocheilidae |
Genus: | Nothobranchius |
Species: | N. orthonotus |
Binomial name | |
Nothobranchius orthonotus (Peters, 1844) |
The spotted killifish, Nothobranchius orthonotus, is a species of fish in the Aplocheilidae family. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.