Cyprinodontiformes

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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

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