Neofundulus
Genus of fishes
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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]
| Neofundulus | |
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| Neofundulus paraguayensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
They are small fish, with the largest species up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) in total length.
Species
There are currently 7 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 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]
- Synonyms
- Neofundulus ornatipinnis G. S. Myers, 1935, synonym of Neofundulus paraguayensis (Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903)