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Nothobranchius furzeri

Fish

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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Nothobranchius furzeri 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cyprinodontiformes, Taxa
Source Nothobranchius furzeri (Wikidata)

In Biome

Vernal Pool, Biomes
Source FishBase (Froese and Pauly, fishbase.org): Nothobranchius furzeri summary page - FishBase
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Mozambique

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Zimbabwe

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
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
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cyprinodontiformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 51
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 51
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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4. Nothobranchius furzeri (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
LC
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FishBase (Froese and Pauly, fishbase.org): Nothobranchius furzeri summary page - FishBase
FishBase (Froese and Pauly, fishbase.org)In Biome: Vernal Pool, Biology
Quote, In Biome: Vernal Pool, Biology
Occurs in temporary pools (Ref. 3788 )
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