African Annual Killifish

The annual fish of East Africa are amongst the most spectacular of all freshwater fish. Their colouration is intense, usually reds, yellows, oranges, and blues. As annual fish they only live for one season in the wild; likewise in the aquarium they rarely outlive one year. Most belong to the genus Nothobranchius, and hail from the East of the continent, primarily Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, and Mozambique, but also Zimbabwe, Namibia, Chad, Somalia, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Callopanchax monroviae

Callopanchax occidentalis

Fundulosoma thierryi

Nothobranchius albimarginatus

Nothobranchius annectens

Nothobranchius capriviensis

Nothobranchius cardinalis

Nothobranchius eggersi

Nothobranchius elongatus

Nothobranchius flammicomantis

Nothobranchius foerschi

Nothobranchius furzeri

Nothobranchius fuscotaeniatus

Nothobranchius geminus

Nothobranchius guentheri

Nothobranchius interruptus

Nothobranchius janpapi

Nothobranchius jubbi

Nothobranchius kafuensis

Nothobranchius kilomberoensis

Nothobranchius kirki

Nothobranchius lourensi

Nothobranchius lucius

Nothobranchius luekei

Nothobranchius melanospilus

Nothobranchius orthonotus

Nothobranchius palmqvisti

Nothobranchius patrizii

Nothobranchius pienaari

Nothobranchius rachovii

Nothobranchius rubroreticulatus

Nothobranchius ruudwildekampi

Nothobranchius sp. Melele River MOZ 04-11

Nothobranchius sp. Messalo river MZHL 05-12

Nothobranchius sp. Odienya K86-9

Nothobranchius sp. Runere

Nothobranchius sp. TAN 97-23

Nothobranchius steinforti

Nothobranchius ugandensis

Nothobranchius virgatus

Nothobranchius vosseleri

African annual fish live in temporary waters, created by seasonal rainfall, in depressions in the landscape. Sometimes these can be very small indeed barely inches of water - yet the fish survive. These waters can dry up very quickly, so it is essential that the fish can reach a reproductive age before this happens. Eggs are laid in the muddy substrate where they will survive once the water has dried up, until the next rains come. Some areas of Africa have irregular rainfall patterns and in certain conditions the eggs may survive for years, ensuring a hatch of fry whenever the rains come. The most widely kept annual killifish come from the genus Nothobranchius, which hail from east, southern and central Africa. Other genera include Fundulosoma, and Callopanchax from central to western Africa.

The primary difference between African and South American annual fish, other than the obvious geographic ranges is that South American species live in temporary pools created by the massive annual flooding of the regions rivers.

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