Zononothobranchius, RADDA, 1969

SUBGENUS ZONONOTHOBRANCHIUS RADDA, 1969

Synonyms: None.

Type species: Nothobranchius rubroreticulatus Blache & Milton, 1960 . By original designation.

Diagnosis: Anterior process of alveolar arm of premaxilla triangular [8.1] (vs. trapezoidal or sub-rectangular); presence of pointed expansions on anterior margin of hyomandibula [33.1] (vs. pointed expansions absent); and basihyal pentagonal in dorsal view [38.2] (vs. subtriangular, triangular or rectangular). Zononothobranchius shares two unique morphological synapomorphies with Paranothobranchius : teeth broadly distributed on middle portion of vomer [73.1] (vs. restricted to its antero-middle portion); and osseous membrane of pelvic bone poorly developed [96.1] (vs. well developed).

Included species: N. boklundi Valdesalici, 2010 , Nothobranchius brieni Poll, 1938 , Nothobranchius capriviensis Watters, Wildekamp & Shidlovskiy, 2015 , Nothobranchius chochamandai Nagy, 2014 , Nothobranchius flagrans Nagy, 2014 , Nothobranchius hassoni Valdesalici & Wildekamp, 2004 , Nothobranchius ivanovae Valdesalaci, 2012 , Nothobranchius kafuensis Wildekamp & Rosenstock, 1989 , Nothobranchius kardashevi Valdesalaci, 2012 , Nothobranchius malaissei Wildekamp, 1978 , Nothobranchius milvertzi Nagy, 2014 , Nothobranchius neumanni (Hilgendorf, 1905) , Nothobranchius nubaensis Valdesalici, Bellemans, Kardashev & Golubtsov, 2009 , Nothobranchius oestergaardi Valdesalici & Amato, 2011 , Nothobranchius polli Wildekamp, 1978 , Nothobranchius robustus Ahl, 1935 , Nothobranchius rosenstocki Valdesalici & Wildekamp, 2005 , N. rubroreticulatus Blache & Miton, 1960 , Nothobranchius sainthouse Nagy, Cotterill & Bellstedt, 2016 , Nothobranchius seegersi Valdesalici & Kardashev, 2011 , Nothobranchius steinforti Wildekamp, 1977 , Nothobranchius streltsovi Valdesalici, 2016 , Nothobranchius symoensi Wildekamp, 1978 , Nothobranchius taeniopygus Hilgendorf, 1891 , Nothobranchius ugandensis Wildekamp, 1994 .

Distribution: Central African highlands, including the White Nile, upper Congo, upper Zambesi, upper Great Ruaha, upper Wami and Malagarasi river basins and the Tchad, Victoria, Albert, Eyasi and Tanganyika lake drainages, in Chad, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.