Nothobranchius cooperi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Nothobranchius
Species:
N. cooperi
Binomial name
Nothobranchius cooperi
Nagy, Watters & Bellstedt, 2017

Nothobranchius cooperi is a species of brightly colored seasonal killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. This species is endemic to seasonal freshwater habitats in northern Zambia. It is known from temporary pools and swamps on the floodplains of the Mansa and Lufimba river systems in Zambia.[2]

Sources

  1. Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2019). "Nothobranchius cooperi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T131470589A131470612. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T131470589A131470612.en. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. Nagy, B., Watters, B.R., van der Merwe, P.D.W., Cotterill, F.P.D. & Bellstedt, D.U. (2017). Nothobranchius cooperi (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) a new species of annual killifish from the Luapula River drainage, northern Zambia. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 42 (3): 201–218. doi:10.2989/16085914.2017.1372270 ResearchGate:320876662


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