Biology:Neofundulus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Neofundulus | |
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| Neofundulus paraguayensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Rivulidae |
| Genus: | Neofundulus G. S. Myers, 1924 |
| Type species | |
| Fundulus paraguayensis C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903[1]
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Neofundulus is a genus of fish in the family Rivulidae. These annual killifish are endemic to the Paraguay, Guaporé, Mamoré and São Francisco basins in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.[2][3] They inhabit temporary waters, such as swamps or ponds, that typically are located in open habitats like grassland. Once the water disappears, the adults die, but the eggs that have been laid in the bottom remain, only hatching after several months when the water returns.[3][4]
They are small fish, with the largest species up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) in total length.[5]
Species
There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:[5]
- Neofundulus acutirostratus W. J. E. M. Costa, 1992
- Neofundulus aureomaculatus W. J. E. M. Costa, 2015[2]
- Neofundulus guaporensis W. J. E. M. Costa, 1988
- Neofundulus ornatipinnis G. S. Myers, 1935
- Neofundulus paraguayensis (C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903)
- Neofundulus parvipinnis W. J. E. M. Costa, 1988
- Neofundulus rubrofasciatus W. J. E. M. Costa, 2015[2]
- Neofundulus splendidus D. T. B. Nielsen & Brousseau, 2013[3]
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Neofundulus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=7234.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Costa, W.J.E.M. (2015). "Taxonomy of the seasonal killifish genus Neofundulus in the Brazilian Pantanal (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)". Vertebrate Zoology 65 (1): 15–25. doi:10.3897/vz.65.e31500. http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/publikationen/vertebratezoology/vz65-1/02_vertebrate_zoology_65-1_costa_15-25.pdf.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Nielsen, D.T.B. & Brousseau, R. (2013): Description of a new species of annual fish of the genus Neofundulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the upper río Mamoré basin, Bolivia. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 19 (3): 109-114.
- ↑ Vermeulen, F.. "The genus Neofundulus, Myers 1924". itrainsfishes.net. http://www.itrainsfishes.net/content/neofundulus_introduction_001.php.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Neofundulus in FishBase. November 2018 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q3753529 entry
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