Cyprinodontiformes

E47658

order of fishes taxon

Cyprinodontiformes is an order of ray-finned fishes that includes killifishes, livebearers, and related small freshwater and brackish species found worldwide.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	order of fishes → taxon →
bodySize	small-sized fishes →
class	Actinopterygii →
commonName	cyprinodontiform fishes → killifish and allies →
containsAquariumFish	true →
containsLivebearingAquariumFish	true →
containsModelOrganisms	true →
diet	insectivorous → omnivorous →
distribution	worldwide →
ecologicalRole	important components of freshwater ecosystems →
environment	temperate regions → tropical regions →
finType	ray-finned →
hasMember	Anablepidae → Aplocheilidae → Cyprinodontidae → Fundulidae → Goodeidae → Nothobranchiidae → Poeciliidae → Profundulidae → Rivulidae → Valenciidae →
includes	killifishes → livebearers → pupfishes → topminnows →
infraclass	Teleostei →
kingdom	Animalia →
notableFamily	Cyprinodontidae → Fundulidae → Poeciliidae →
notableGenus	Cyprinodon → Fundulus → Poecilia → Xiphophorus →
phylum	Chordata →
reproductiveMode	oviparous → ovoviviparous → viviparous →
salinityTolerance	brackish → freshwater → some marine species →
subclass	Neopterygii →
superorder	Acanthopterygii →
typicalHabitat	brackish water → freshwater →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Actinopterygii →	includesOrder
Atheriniformes →	relatedTo