Austrofundulus
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Austrofundulus is a genus of small annual killifish native to seasonal freshwater habitats in northern South America.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus of fish
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| adaptation | survives dry season as dormant eggs ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical ⓘ |
| commonName | annual killifish ⓘ |
| describedBy | George S. Myers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Caribbean coastal drainages of northern South America
ⓘ
Orinoco River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
insect predator
ⓘ
prey for aquatic birds ⓘ |
| eggAdaptation | diapause in eggs ⓘ |
| eggEnvironment | substrate-buried eggs ⓘ |
| family | Rivulidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| foundInContinent | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInCountry |
Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
savanna pools
ⓘ
seasonal freshwater habitats ⓘ temporary ponds ⓘ |
| hasDevelopmentalFeature | embryonic diapause ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Austrofundulus guajira
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Austrofundulus leohoignei NERFINISHED ⓘ Austrofundulus limnaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ Austrofundulus myersi NERFINISHED ⓘ Austrofundulus rupununi NERFINISHED ⓘ Austrofundulus transilis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeCycleType | annual ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Colombia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ northern South America ⓘ |
| notableModelSpecies | Austrofundulus limnaeus GENERATED ⓘ |
| order | Cyprinodontiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| researchUse |
model for developmental biology
ⓘ
model for vertebrate stress tolerance ⓘ |
| respiration | gills ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | genus ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.