Neofundulusis agenusoffishin thefamilyRivulidae.These annualkillifishareendemicto theParaguay,Guaporé,MamoréandSão Franciscobasins 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]
| 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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They are small fish, with the largest species up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) intotal length.[5]
Species
editThere are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:[5]
- Neofundulus acutirostratusW. J. E. M. Costa,1992
- Neofundulus aureomaculatusW. J. E. M. Costa,2015[2]
- Neofundulus guaporensisW. J. E. M. Costa,1988
- Neofundulus ornatipinnisG. S. Myers,1935
- Neofundulus paraguayensis(C. H. Eigenmann&C. H. Kennedy,1903)
- Neofundulus parvipinnisW. J. E. M. Costa,1988
- Neofundulus rubrofasciatusW. J. E. M. Costa,2015[2]
- Neofundulus splendidusD. T. B. Nielsen&Brousseau,2013[3]
References
edit- ^Eschmeyer, William N.;Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.)."Neofundulus".Catalog of Fishes.California Academy of Sciences.Retrieved15 September2019.
- ^abcCosta, W.J.E.M. (2015)."Taxonomy of the seasonal killifish genusNeofundulusin the Brazilian Pantanal (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) "(PDF).Vertebrate Zoology.65(1): 15–25.doi:10.3897/vz.65.e31500.
- ^abcNielsen, D.T.B. & Brousseau, R. (2013): Description of a new species of annual fish of the genusNeofundulus(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.Retrieved11 November2018.
- ^abFroese, Rainer;Pauly, Daniel (eds.)."Species in genusNeofundulus".FishBase.November 2018 version.
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