Scientific Name
Nothobranchius cardinalis
Common Name
Cardinal Nothobranchius
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 15-16;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 13 - 14. Diagnosis: Male: snout length 7.1?7.6% SL; snout to eye end length 17.3% SL; head length 28.6?32.4% SL; body width 17.3?19.5% SL; body depth 30.1?31.6% SL; body length 67.5?71.4% SL; predorsal length 55.3?57.9% SL; preanal length 58.2?60.5% SL; caudal peduncle length 19.8?22.9% SL; caudal peduncle depth 13.1?14.3% SL; total length 119.9?121.6% SL; 13-14 anal fin rays; 12 scales on the side of the body at the ventral fin position; 16 scales around the caudal peduncle; anal fin almost a solid red; pectoral and pelvic fins solid red; caudal fin with relatively narrow marginal band; red scale margins relatively wide, resulting in some specimens in a dominantly red body; rearward-pointing, chevron pattern on posterior part of the body very weakly developed and barely discernible (Ref. 74420). Female: snout length 5.1% SL; snout to eye end length 16.4% SL; interorbital width 7.7