Biology:Aplocheiloidei
Aplocheiloidei is a suborder of the order Cyprinodontiformes consisting of three families which are commonly known as killifishes.
Families
The three families within the suborder Aplocheiloidei are:[1][2]
- Aplocheilidae Bleeker, 1859
- Nothobranchiidae Garman, 1895
- Rivulidae Myers, 1925
The only known fossil member of the suborder is the Late Miocene-aged Kenyaichthys from the Lukeino Formation of Kenya, which is the only known member of the family Kenyaichthyidae Altner & Reichenbacher, 2015.[3]
Proposed taxonomy
Some authorities have lumped the three families into a single family, Aplocheilidae, a well-established name, chosen for its stability in usage over time, and to avoid the impact of a new name at the family rank for a popular aquarium fish group.[2] Under this proposal, the Aplocheilidae includes three subfamilies: Aplocheilinae for the species from Asia, Madagascar and the Seychelles; Cynolebiinae (called Rivulidae above) for the species from the Americas; and Nothobranchiinae for the species from the African mainland.[4]
References
- ↑ Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. 2016. p. 371. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. https://sites.google.com/site/fotw5th/. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa 3882 (2): 1–230. November 2014. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- ↑ Altner, Melanie; Reichenbacher, Bettina (2015-04-29). "†Kenyaichthyidae fam. nov. and †Kenyaichthys gen. nov. – First Record of a Fossil Aplocheiloid Killifish (Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes)" (in en). PLOS ONE 10 (4). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0123056. ISSN 1932-6203. PMID 25923654. Bibcode: 2015PLoSO..1023056A.
- ↑ "Comparative morphology and classification of South American cynopoeciline killifishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae), with notes on family-group names used for aplocheiloids.". Vertebrate Zoology 66 (2): 125–140. 2016. doi:10.3897/vz.66.e31538. http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/publikationen/vertebratezoology/vz66-2/03_vertebrate_zoology_66-2_costa_125-140.pdf.
- ↑ "Inferring Evolution of Habitat Usage and Body Size in Endangered, Seasonal Cynopoeciline Killifishes from the South American Atlantic Forest through an Integrative Approach (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)". PLOS ONE 11 (7). 2016-07-18. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159315. PMID 27428070. Bibcode: 2016PLoSO..1159315C.
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