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]
| 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) in total length.[5]
Species
editThere 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
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Neofundulus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Costa, W.J.E.M. (2015). "Taxonomy of the seasonal killifish genus Neofundulus in the Brazilian Pantanal (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 65 (1): 15–25. doi:10.3897/vz.65.e31500.
- ^ a b c 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. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Neofundulus". FishBase. November 2018 version.
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