Austrofundulus

Austrofundulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Rivulidae
Genus:	Austrofundulus; G. S. Myers, 1932
Type species
	Austrofundulus transilis; Myers, 1932

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]

, & , 2005
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L. P. Schultz, 1949
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G. S. Myers, 1932

References[]

^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Austrofundulus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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). doi:10.1186/s12864-018-4539-7. PMC 5819677.
^ ^a ^b 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.

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[CofFG-1] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Austrofundulus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

[Hrbek2005-2] 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.

[Woll2018-3] 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). doi:10.1186/s12864-018-4539-7. PMC 5819677.

[FishBase-4] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Austrofundulus in FishBase. October 2018 version.

[Costa2014-5] Costa, W.J.E.M. (2014). "Phylogeny and evolutionary radiation in seasonal rachovine killifishes: biogeographical and taxonomical implications". Vertebrate Zoology. 64 (2): 177–192.

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