Rivulus
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Rivulus is a genus of small, often brightly colored freshwater killifish commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rivulus canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| aquariumTrade | kept by killifish hobbyists ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Neotropical ichthyofauna ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| climatePreference |
subtropical
ⓘ
tropical ⓘ |
| commonName |
freshwater killifish
ⓘ
rivulus killifish ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of small freshwater fish ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
insects ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalNiche | small insectivorous fish ⓘ |
| family | Rivulidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
creeks
ⓘ
flooded forests ⓘ freshwater ⓘ marshes ⓘ streams ⓘ swamps ⓘ |
| hasVertebralColumn | true ⓘ |
| isKillifishGenus | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | swimming ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Caribbean region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ subtropical Americas ⓘ tropical Americas ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
ability to live in small water bodies
ⓘ
often brightly colored males ⓘ |
| order | Cyprinodontiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Rivulidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
egg-laying
ⓘ
oviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | gills ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typicalBodySize | small ⓘ |
| typicalColoration | brightly colored ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.