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Nothobranchiidae
Nothobranchiidae are a Family (biology), family of Osteichthyes, bony fishes containing roughly 300 species, also known as African rivulines. They are small killifish, usually measuring about . They are limited to Africa, living in fresh water but being also somewhat salt-tolerant. They are also found in muddy or brackish water. Some species are kept as aquarium pets. They have frilly fins and many are brightly colored. They were formerly included in the family Aplocheilidae (which was later limited to Madagascar, Malagasy, Seychelles, Seychellean and Asian species); a return to that broader family has recently been suggested. Members of genus ''Nothobranchius'' are found in mud pools on the plains of Africa, a habitat shared by no other fish except the lungfishes. Their life cycle is only a year long, and they die when the pools dry up, however the species survives because their eggs remain inactive (in diapause) in the dry bottom Substrate (biology), substrate throughout the dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothobranchius
''Nothobranchius'' is a genus of small, freshwater killifish, classified in the family Nothobranchiidaevan der Laan, R., Eschmeyer, W.N. & Fricke, R. (2014)Family-group names of Recent fishes.''Zootaxa, 3882 (2): 1–230.'' in the order Cyprinodontiformes. There are about a hundred species in the genus, many with very small distributions. They are primarily native to East Africa from Sudan to northern South Africa, whereas a dozen species are found in the upper Congo River Basin; the greatest species richness is in Tanzania. ''Nothobranchius'' typically inhabit ephemeral pools that are filled only during the monsoon season, and show extreme life-history adaptations to survive the dry season. When their habitats dry up, the adult fish die and the eggs survive encased in the clay during the dry season. The embryos survive the dry season by entering diapause, facilitated by their specialized eggs that have a very hard chorion and are resistant to desiccation and hypoxia.Alexander Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aphyosemion
''Aphyosemion'' is a genus of African rivulines endemic as the name indicates to Africa. Many of these species are popular aquarium fish. Species There are currently 100 recognized species in this genus: * '' Aphyosemion abacinum'' Huber, 1976 * '' Aphyosemion ahli'' G. S. Myers, 1933 * '' Aphyosemion alpha'' Huber, 1998 * '' Aphyosemion amoenum'' Radda & Pürzl, 1976 (Red-finned killifish) * '' Aphyosemion aureum'' Radda, 1980 (Golden killifish) * '' Aphyosemion australe'' ( Rachow, 1921) (Lyre-tail killifish) * '' Aphyosemion bamilekorum'' Radda, 1971 (Bamileke killifish) * '' Aphyosemion batesii'' ( Boulenger, 1911) (Bates' killifish) * '' Aphyosemion bitaeniatum'' ( C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Two-striped killifish) * '' Aphyosemion bitteri'' Valdesalici & Eberl, 2016 * '' Aphyosemion bivittatum'' ( Lönnberg, 1895) (Two-stripe lyretail) * '' Aphyosemion bualanum'' ( C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) * '' Aphyosemion buytaerti'' Radda & Huber, 1978 * '' Aphyosemion callipteron'' ( Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epiplatys
''Epiplatys'' is a genus of African rivuline in the family Nothobranchiidae endemic to Africa as the name indicates. Several of these species are popular aquarium fish. Species These are the currently recognized species in this genus: * '' Epiplatys annulatus'' ( Boulenger, 1915) (Banded panchax) * '' Epiplatys ansorgii'' ( Boulenger, 1911) * '' Epiplatys atratus'' Van der Zee, Mbimbe & Sonnenberg, 2013van der Zee, J.R., Mbimbi Mayi Munene, J.J. & Sonnenberg, R. (2013): ''Epiplatys atratus'' (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new species of the ''E. multifasciatus'' species group from the Lulua Basin (Kasaï drainage), Democratic Republic of Congo. ''Zootaxa, 3700 (3): 411–422.'' * '' Epiplatys barmoiensis'' Scheel, 1968 * '' Epiplatys biafranus'' Radda, 1970 * '' Epiplatys bifasciatus'' (Steindachner, 1881) * '' Epiplatys cashneri'' * '' Epiplatys chaperi'' ( Sauvage, 1882) (Toothed carp) * '' Epiplatys chevalieri'' ( Pellegrin, 1904) * '' Epiplatys coccinatus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fenerbahce (fish)
''Fenerbahce'' is a genus of fish in the family Nothobranchiidae endemic to Africa where they are only known from the Congo Basin. The current genus name was adopted to replace the genus ''Adamas'' Huber, 1979 which was a junior homonym of the genus ''Adamas'' Malaise, 1945 of the sawfly family Tenthredinidae. Etymology The genus has been named in honor of Fenerbahçe SK, a major Turkish multi-sport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The name literally means "lighthouse garden" in Turkish (from ''fener'', meaning "lighthouse", and ''bahçe'', meaning "garden"), deriving from an ancient lighthouse located at Fenerbahçe Cape. Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * '' Fenerbahce devosi'' Sonnenberg, Woeltjes & Van der Zee, 2011 * '' Fenerbahce formosus'' (Huber Huber is a German-language surname. It derives from the German word meaning hide, a unit of land a farmer might possess, granting them the status of a free tenant. It is in the top ten mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archiaphyosemion
The Guinean killifish (''Archiaphyosemion guineense'') is a species of African rivuline killifish from the family Nothobranchiidae native to the African nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, where it is found in savanna streams and pools. This species grows to a length of . It is found in the aquarium An aquarium (: aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. fishkeeping, Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aquati ... trade, where it has a reputation as being a difficult fish to keep. References Nothobranchiidae Freshwater fish of West Africa Guinean killifish {{Nothobranchiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episemion
''Episemion krystallinoron'' is a species of African rivuline native to Equatorial Guinea and Gabon Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and .... References * Nothobranchiidae Monotypic fish genera Fish of Equatorial Guinea Fish of Gabon {{Nothobranchiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callopanchax
''Callopanchax'' is a genus of African rivulines endemic, as the name indicates, to Africa. Some of these species are popular aquarium fish. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Callopanchax monroviae'' ( Roloff & Ladiges, 1972) * '' Callopanchax occidentalis'' ( Clausen, 1966) (Golden pheasant panchax) * '' Callopanchax sidibeorum'' Sonnenberg Sonnenberg is a municipality in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alp ... & Busch, 2010 * '' Callopanchax toddi'' ( Clausen, 1966) References Nothobranchiidae Fish of Africa Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by George S. Myers {{Nothobranchiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothobranchius Furzeri
''Nothobranchius furzeri'', the turquoise killifish, is a species of killifish from the family Nothobranchiidae native to Africa where it is only known from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. This annual killifish inhabits ephemeral pools in semi-arid areas with scarce and erratic precipitations and have adapted to the routine drying of their environment by evolving desiccation-resistant eggs that can remain dormant in the dry mud for one and maybe more years by entering into diapause. Among vertebrates, the species has the fastest known sexual maturity – only 14 days after hatching. Due to very short duration of the rain season, the natural lifespan of these animals is limited to a few months and their captive lifespan is likewise short. More specifically, they are able to live 1–5 months in the wild (with most only living up to 2 months) and 3 to 16 months in captivity depending on the strain and environment. Turquoise killifish are the shortest-lived vertebrate kept in captivity maki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killifish
A killifish is any of various oviparous (egg-laying) cyprinodontiform fish, including families Aplocheilidae, Pantanodontidae, Cyprinodontidae, Fundulidae, Nothobranchiidae, Profundulidae, Aphaniidae and Valenciidae. All together, there are 1,270 species of killifish, the biggest family being Rivulidae, containing more than 320 species. As an adaptation to living in ephemeral waters, the eggs of most killifish can survive periods of partial dehydration. Many of the species rely on such a diapause, since the eggs would not survive more than a few weeks if entirely submerged in water. The adults of some species, such as ''Kryptolebias marmoratus'', can additionally survive out of the water for several weeks. Most killifish are small, measuring from , with the largest species growing to just under . The word ''killifish'' is of uncertain origin, but is likely to have come from the Dutch ''kil'' for a kill (small stream). Although killifish is sometimes used as an English eq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aplocheilidae
Aplocheilidae, the Asian killifishes or Asian rivulines, is a family of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes found in Asia. Some authorities use this family-group name, which is well-established, for a single lumped aplocheiloid family as it gives the nomenclature stability over time and avoids the impact of a new name at family rank for a popular aquarium fish group.van der Laan, R., Eschmeyer, W.N. & Fricke, R. (2014)Family-group names of Recent fishes.''Zootaxa, 3882 (2): 1–230.'' Following this proposal, Aplocheilidae would include three subfamilies: Aplocheilinae for the species from Asia, Madagascar and the Seychelles; Cynolebiinae (formerly called Rivulidae) for the species from the Americas; and Nothobranchiinae for the species from the African mainland.Costa, W.J.E.M. (2016)Comparative morphology and classification of South American cynopoeciline killifishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae), with notes on family-group names used for aplocheiloids.''Vertebrate Zool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George S
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
