Nothobranchius annectens Watters, Wildekamp & Cooper 1998

Can be distinguished from congeners by the pattern in the caudal fin. Males also show an irregular red blotch on the operculum.

Annual fishes.

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 17; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 15 - 16

Found in small, temporary, weedy pools (Ref. 41296).

fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: potential

Nothobranchius annectens is a species of fish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats is weedy pools.