Pronothobranchius
| Pronothobranchius | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Pronothobranchius Radda, 1969 |
| Type species | |
| Nothobranchius kiyawensis | |
Pronothobranchius is a genus of aplocheilid fish native to western Africa.[2]
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2][3]
- Pronothobranchius chirioi Valdesalici, 2013[3]
- Pronothobranchius gambiensis (Svensson, 1933)[3]
- Pronothobranchius kiyawensis (C. G. E. Ahl, 1928)[4]
- Pronothobranchius seymouri (Loiselle & Blair, 1972)[3]
References
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pronothobranchius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pronothobranchius". FishBase. December 2013 version.
- ^ a b c d Valdesalici, S. (2013): Pronothobranchius chirioi n. sp. a new annual killifish species from the Niger River drainage, with redescriptions of P. kiyawensis, P. gambiensis and P. seymouri (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae). Killi-Data Series, 2013: 21-41.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families APLOCHEILIDAE and NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 September 2025.