Rivulidae

E263153

fish family ray-finned fish family taxon

Rivulidae is a family of small, often brightly colored killifishes commonly found in freshwater and brackish habitats of the Neotropics.

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Label	Occurrences
Rivulidae canonical	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fish family ⓘ ray-finned fish family ⓘ taxon ⓘ
bodySize	small ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
coloration	often brightly colored ⓘ
commonName	New World killifishes ⓘ rivulids ⓘ
conservationStatus	many species threatened by habitat loss ⓘ
contains	many species with restricted geographic ranges ⓘ
diet	insect larvae ⓘ small invertebrates ⓘ
distribution	Neotropical realm ⓘ surface form: Neotropics
ecologicalRole	insect predators ⓘ
eggAdaptation	eggs capable of surviving seasonal drought in some species ⓘ
habitat	brackish water ⓘ freshwater ⓘ
includes	annual killifishes ⓘ non-annual killifishes ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo	Caribbean ⓘ surface form: Caribbean region Central America ⓘ South America ⓘ
notableGenus	Anablepsoides ⓘ Austrofundulus ⓘ Cynodonichthys ⓘ Laimosemion ⓘ Rivulus ⓘ
order	Cyprinodontiformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo	Cyprinodontidae ⓘ Nothobranchiidae ⓘ
reproduction	egg-laying ⓘ
researchUse	model group for studies of adaptation to temporary waters ⓘ model group for studies of annual life cycles ⓘ
systematicsNote	classification and generic limits have been revised multiple times ⓘ
taxonRank	family ⓘ
typicalEnvironment	floodplains ⓘ streams ⓘ swamps ⓘ temporary pools ⓘ
vernacularGrouping	killifishes ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cyprinodontiformes → hasMember → Rivulidae ⓘ