Austrofundulus
Sign in to saveAustrofundulus is a genus of killifish in the family Rivulidae native to northern Colombia, northern Venezuela and southwestern Guyana. They are annual killifish where adults generally have a short life in temporary ponds or swamps and the eggs experience a period of drought, only hatching when again covered by water.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCyprinodontiformes
- FamilyRivulidae
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Austrofundulus is a genus of killifish in the family Rivulidae native to northern Colombia, northern Venezuela and southwestern Guyana. They are annual killifish where adults generally have a short life in temporary ponds or swamps and the eggs experience a period of drought, only hatching when again covered by water.
They are small thickset fish, no more than in total length, and most less than half that size.
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