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{{Short description|Family of fishes}}
{{Taxobox | name = Aplocheilidae
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| image = Nothobranchius_rachovii_male.jpg
| image = Aplocheilus lineatus..jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''[[Nothobranchius rachovii]]''
| image_caption = ''Aplocheilus lineatus''
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| taxon = Aplocheilidae
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| authority = [[Pieter Bleeker|Bleeker]], 1859
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
| ordo = [[Cyprinodontiformes]]
| subordo = [[Aplocheiloidei]]
| familia = '''Aplocheilidae'''
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| familia_authority = [[Pieter Bleeker|Bleeker]], 1860
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| subdivision =
| subdivision =
15 genera, see text.
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'''Aplocheilidae''', the '''Asian killifishes''' or '''Asian rivulines''', is a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[fish]] in the [[order (biology)|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.<ref name=Laan2014>van der Laan, R., Eschmeyer, W.N. & Fricke, R. (2014): [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2014/f/zt03882p230.pdf Family-group names of Recent fishes.] ''Zootaxa, 3882 (2): 1–230.''</ref> Following this proposal, Aplocheilidae would include three subfamilies: [[Aplocheilinae]] for the species from Asia, [[Madagascar]] and the [[Seychelles]]; [[Cynolebiidae|Cynolebiinae]] (formerly called Rivulidae) for the species from the Americas; and [[Nothobranchiidae|Nothobranchiinae]] for the species from the African mainland.<ref name=Costa2016>Costa, W.J.E.M. (2016): [http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/publikationen/vertebratezoology/vz66-2/03_vertebrate_zoology_66-2_costa_125-140.pdf Comparative morphology and classification of South American cynopoeciline killifishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae), with notes on family-group names used for aplocheiloids.] ''Vertebrate Zoology, 66 (2): 125–140.''</ref> However, the 5th edition of ''[[Fishes of the World]]'' still classifies these as separate families,<ref name = Nelson5>{{cite book |title=Fishes of the World |edition=5th |author1=J. S. Nelson |author2=T. C. Grande |author3=M. V. H. Wilson |year=2016 |pages=371 |publisher=Wiley |ISBN=978-1-118-34233-6 |url=https://sites.google.com/site/fotw5th/ |access-date=2019-08-25 |archive-date=2019-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408194051/https://sites.google.com/site/fotw5th/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and at least one 2008 study suggests that even the narrow Aplocheilidae may not be monophyletic, with ''Aplocheilus'' itself possibly being basal to all other Cyprinodontiforms and thus only distantly related to the younger ''Pachypanchax''.<ref>Hertwig, S. T., 2008 - Zoologica Scripta 37(2): 141–174
'''Aplocheilidae''' is a family of fishes containing over 300 species. They are small [[killifish]], usually measuring about 5 centimeters in length. Species are found in [[North America]], [[South America]], southern [[Asia]], and [[Africa]]. They live in [[fresh water]] but are somewhat salt-tolerant. They are also found in muddy or brackish water.
Phylogeny of the Cyprinodontiformes (Teleostei, Atherinomorpha): the contribution of cranial soft tissue characters.</ref>


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==Genera==
Members of genus ''[[Nothobranchius]]'' are found in mud pools on the plains of Africa, a habitat shared by no other fish except the [[lungfish]]es. Their life cycle is only a year long, and they die when the pools dry up. Pools of this type are often sprayed with poison to reduce [[mosquito]] populations, which also kills the fish. As might be expected with short-lived species living in an ephemeral habitat, many of these fish reach sexual maturity within weeks of hatching, and are prolific breeders.
There are two genera which are currently placed in the family Aplocheilidae:<ref name = Nelson5/><ref name = FishBase>{{FishBase family|family=Aplocheilidae|month=April|year=2019}}</ref>


* ''[[Aplocheilus]]'' <small>[[John McClelland (doctor)|McClelland]], 1838</small>
Some species are kept as aquarium pets. They have frilly fins and many are brightly colored.
* ''[[Pachypanchax]]'' <small>[[George S. Myers|Myers]], 1933</small>

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===Genera===
* ''[[Aphyosemion]]'' - includes ''Chromaphysemion''<!-- MolPhylogenetEvol40:332. Zootaxa1591:1. -->
* ''[[Aplocheilus]]''
* ''[[Callopanchax]]''
* ''[[Epiplatys]]''
* ''[[Fundulopanchax]]''<!-- Zootaxa 1532: 41 -->
* ''[[Nothobranchius]]''
* ''[[Pachypanchax]]''
* ''[[Scriptaphyosemion]]''


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/FamilySummary.cfm?ID=476 Aplocheilidae] [[FishBase]]. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. August 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.

* Berra, Tim M. (2001). ''Freshwater Fish Distribution''. San Diego: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-093156-7
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Latest revision as of 00:28, 16 November 2024

Aplocheilidae
Aplocheilus lineatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Suborder: Aplocheiloidei
Family: Aplocheilidae
Bleeker, 1859

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.[1] 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.[2] However, the 5th edition of Fishes of the World still classifies these as separate families,[3] and at least one 2008 study suggests that even the narrow Aplocheilidae may not be monophyletic, with Aplocheilus itself possibly being basal to all other Cyprinodontiforms and thus only distantly related to the younger Pachypanchax.[4]

Genera

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There are two genera which are currently placed in the family Aplocheilidae:[3][5]

References

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  1. ^ van der Laan, R., Eschmeyer, W.N. & Fricke, R. (2014): Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa, 3882 (2): 1–230.
  2. ^ 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 Zoology, 66 (2): 125–140.
  3. ^ a b J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 371. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  4. ^ Hertwig, S. T., 2008 - Zoologica Scripta 37(2): 141–174 Phylogeny of the Cyprinodontiformes (Teleostei, Atherinomorpha): the contribution of cranial soft tissue characters.
  5. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Aplocheilidae". FishBase. April 2019 version.
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