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Nothobranchius steinforti
Nothobranchius steinforti Wildekamp, 1977
Also calledhalančík Steinfortův (ces)
First described in: Wildekamp, R. H. (1977). Zur identifikation von Nothobranchius guentheri (Pfeffer, 1893) und Nothobranchius palmqvisti (Lönnberg, 1907), zwei Saisonfischen aus dem südöstlichen Kenia und dem nordöstlichen Tansania; mit der Beschreibung von Nothobranchiau steinforti species novum. <em>Deutsche Killifisch Gemeinschaft Journal.</em> 9 (3): 33-46.
Nothobranchius steinforti is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to Upper Wami River drainage, Tanzania. Its natural habitat is intermittent freshwater marshes, pools and rice fields.
This species was described in 1977 by Rudolf Hans Wildekamp with the type locality given as "8 kilometers from Kimamba, Tanzania". The specific name honours the Dutch aquarist Theo Steinfort who helped collect the type and bred this species in captivity, making it available to other killifish hobbyists.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2348684.