Killifish
Fundulus lima
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Family
- Fundulidae
A killifish is any of various oviparous (egg-laying) cyprinodontiform fish, including families Aplocheilidae, Pantanodontidae, Cyprinodontidae, Fundulidae, Nothobranchiidae, Profundulidae, Aphaniidae and Valenciidae. All together, there are 1,270 species of killifish, the biggest family being Rivulidae, containing more than 320 species. As an adaptation to living in ephemeral waters, the eggs of most killifish can survive periods of partial dehydration.
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Fundulus lima es una especie de pez de la familia de los fundúlidos en el orden de los ciprinodontiformes. Morfología Los machos pueden llegar a los 10 cm de longitud total. Distribución geográfica Se encuentran en Norteamérica: México.
Distribution
Sources and credits
DescriptionKillifish, Wikipedia contributorsMore from the same family
Giant Killifish
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FundulidaePlains Killifish
Fundulus zebrinus
FundulidaeRainwater Killifish
Lucania parva
FundulidaeFundulus herminiamatildae
Fundulus herminiamatildae
FundulidaeStippled Studfish
Fundulus bifax
FundulidaeLowland Topminnow
Fundulus blairae
FundulidaeNorthern Studfish
Fundulus catenatus
Fundulidae