Biology:Austrofundulus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Austrofundulus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Austrofundulus G. S. Myers, 1932 |
| Type species | |
| Austrofundulus transilis Myers, 1932[1]
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Austrofundulus is a genus of killifish in the family Rivulidae native to northern Colombia, northern Venezuela and southwestern Guyana.[2] They are annual killifish where adults generally have a short life in temporary ponds or swamps and the eggs experience a period of drought, only hatching when again covered by water.[3]
They are small thickset fish, no more than 10 cm (3.9 in) in total length,[4] and most less than half that size.[2]
Species
Austrofundulus is closely related to Rachovia,[2] and it has been suggested that the former should be merged into the latter.[5]
There are currently 7 recognized species of Austrofundulus:[4]
- Austrofundulus guajira Hrbek, Taphorn & Thomerson, 2005
- Austrofundulus leohoignei Hrbek, Taphorn & Thomerson, 2005
- Austrofundulus leoni Hrbek, Taphorn & Thomerson, 2005
- Austrofundulus limnaeus L. P. Schultz, 1949
- Austrofundulus myersi Dahl, 1958
- Austrofundulus rupununi Hrbek, Taphorn & Thomerson, 2005
- Austrofundulus transilis G. S. Myers, 1932
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Austrofundulus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=5801.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hrbek, Y.; D.C. Taphorn; J.E. Thomerson (2005). "Molecular phylogeny of Austrofundulus Myers (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), with revision of the genus and the description of four new species". Zootaxa 825: 1–39. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.825.1.1.
- ↑ Woll, S.C.; J. Roush; W.C. Warren; A. Brunet; J.E. Podrabsky (2018). "The genome of Austrofundulus limnaeus offers insights into extreme vertebrate stress tolerance and embryonic development". BMC Genomics 19 (155): 155. doi:10.1186/s12864-018-4539-7. PMID 29463212.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Austrofundulus in FishBase. October 2018 version.
- ↑ Costa, W.J.E.M. (2014). "Phylogeny and evolutionary radiation in seasonal rachovine killifishes: biogeographical and taxonomical implications". Vertebrate Zoology 64 (2): 177–192. doi:10.3897/vz.64.e31478.
Wikidata ☰ Q3753533 entry
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