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Diversity and status of Mexican killifishes
Author(s) -
LozanoVilano M. L.,
De La MazaBenignos M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.13186
Subject(s) - biology , cyprinodontiformes , conservation status , killifish , ecology , extant taxon , habitat , oviparity , population , zoology , fishery , evolutionary biology , fish <actinopterygii> , demography , sociology
The name killifish refers to the oviparous secondary freshwater fishes in the order Cyprinodontiformes. Killifishes are abundant in Mexico and are represented by four extant families, Rivulidae, Profundulidae, Fundulidae and Cyprinodontidae, comprising > 50 species in a wide variety of habitats. This paper reviews the current classification of the killifishes of Mexico, as well as aspects of their distribution, biology, ecology and current population conservation status.