Scientific Name
Nothobranchius microlepis
Common Name
Small scaled nothobranch
Biology
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 16-20;
Anal
soft rays: 17 - 20. Distinguished from all other species of the genus by its humpback, convex dorsal profile and concave transition between head and body along dorsal midline, numerous small and irregularly set scales in the longitudinal series, 26-30 gill-rakers in contrast to 12-15 in other species, long and closely set, dark vertical bar through the eye, uniform drab male color pattern, and courting behavior (Ref. 26692).