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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Nothobranchius: Greek, nothos = false + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335); bellemansi: The species is named in dedication to the professional biologist and conservationist, collector, aquarist, and friend Marc Bellemans, Belgium (Ref. 97568).