Nothobranchius geminus Wildekamp, Watters & Sainthouse 2002

Preopercular series with 6 large neuromasts; male with orange-red spot pattern in dorsal and anal fins; caudal fin orange-red; female with spotted head, body and unpaired fins (Ref. 42930).

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 17 - 21

Found usually at the surface of pools preying on small food items (e.g. small insects) that fall on the water surface. These pools from which the species were collected are ephemeral and usually dry up seasonally (Ref. 42930).

Nothobranchius geminus is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is intermittent freshwater pools where it feeds on invertebrates at the surface.