Hypsolebias
Sign in to saveHypsolebias is a genus of small fish in the family Rivulidae that are endemic the Caatinga, Cerrado and nearby regions in Brazil. The greatest species richness is in the São Francisco River basin, but there are also species in the Tocantins, Jequitinhonha and Jaguaribe systems, as well as smaller river basins in northeastern Brazil. Like their relatives, Hypsolebias are annual killifish. The short-lived adults inhabit temporary waters like rain pools, laying their eggs in the bottom. As their habitat dries up the adults die, but the eggs survive and hatch when the water returns in the next sea
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Hypsolebias is referenced by 5 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, fish and genetics.
It is catalogued under topics including Fish of the São Francisco River basin, Freshwater fish genera and Rivulidae.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCyprinodontiformes
- FamilyRivulidae
via GBIF
Wikidata facts
Show 3 more facts
- taxon name
- Hypsolebias
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Hypsolebias
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~3 min read
Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Species
- References
Hypsolebias is a genus of small fish in the family Rivulidae that are endemic the Caatinga, Cerrado and nearby regions in Brazil. The greatest species richness is in the São Francisco River basin, but there are also species in the Tocantins, Jequitinhonha and Jaguaribe systems, as well as smaller river basins in northeastern Brazil. Like their relatives, Hypsolebias are annual killifish. The short-lived adults inhabit temporary waters like rain pools, laying their eggs in the bottom. As their habitat dries up the adults die, but the eggs survive and hatch when the water returns in the next season.
The males are more colorful than the females, and male colors/patterns are a primary way of separating the different species. They are small fish that reach up to in total length.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hypsolebias” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (4)
Available in 10 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0