Nothobranchius taiti is a species of brightly coloured seasonal killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to Uganda. It is known from temporary pools and swamps formed on the seasonal floodplains of Apapi River system. The Apapi River is part of the Lake Kyoga basin in the upper Nile drainage in eastern Uganda.[2]

Nothobranchius taiti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Nothobranchius
Species:
N. taiti
Binomial name
Nothobranchius taiti
Nagy, 2019

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  1. ^ Nagy, B.; Watters, B. (2019). "Nothobranchius taiti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T147371744A147371764. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T147371744A147371764.en. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ Nagy, B. (2019). Nothobranchius taiti a new species of annual killifish from the upper Nile drainage in Uganda (Teleostei: Nothobranchiidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 29 (1): 19–31. ResearchGate:331305417
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