Nothobranchius furzeri, known as the turquoise killifish, is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is native to Africa, where it is known only from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. This annual killifish lives in ephemeral pools in semi-arid areas with scarce and erratic rainfall, and has adapted to the routine drying of its habitat by evolving desiccation-resistant eggs that can lie dormant in dry mud for a year or more by entering diapause.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Nothobranchius furzeri (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source FishBase (Froese and Pauly, fishbase.org): Nothobranchius furzeri summary page - FishBase
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. Nothobranchius furzeri (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q149300 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Cyprinodontiformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cyprinodontiformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 51Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 51
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4. Nothobranchius furzeri (Wikipedia)
FishBase (Froese and Pauly, fishbase.org): Nothobranchius furzeri summary page - FishBase
FishBase (Froese and Pauly, fishbase.org)In Biome: Vernal Pool, BiologyQuote, In Biome: Vernal Pool, Biology
Occurs in temporary pools (Ref. 3788 )
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