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| name = Aplocheilidae
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| image_caption = ''Aplocheilus lineatus''
| image = Pachypanchax omalonotus 01.jpg
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| taxon = Aplocheilidae
| image_width = 240px
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| authority = [[Pieter Bleeker|Bleeker]], 1859
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| image_caption = ''[[Pachypanchax omalonotus]]''
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| subdivision_ranks = Genera
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| superclassis = [[Osteichthyes]]
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
| subclassis = [[Neopterygii]]
| infraclassis = [[Teleostei]]
| superordo = [[Acanthopterygii]]
| ordo = [[Cyprinodontiformes]]
| subordo = [[Aplocheiloidei]]
| familia = '''Aplocheilidae'''
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| familia_authority = [[Pieter Bleeker|Bleeker]], 1860
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| subdivision_ranks = [[Genera]]
| subdivision =
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''[[Aplocheilus]]''<br>
''[[Archiaphyosemion]]''<br>
''[[Pachypanchax]]''
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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''' are a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[bony fish]]es containing about 15 [[Genus|genera]]. Formerly, the name "Aplocheilidae" was used for the [[Aplocheiloidei]] as a whole, i.e. including the [[Nothobranchiidae]] of [[Africa]] and the mainly [[South America]]n [[Rivulidae]] as [[subfamilies]]. This obsolete system is sometimes still seen, e.g. in [[ITIS]].
Phylogeny of the Cyprinodontiformes (Teleostei, Atherinomorpha): the contribution of cranial soft tissue characters.</ref>


==Genera==
They are small [[killifish]], usually measuring about {{convert|5|cm|in}} in length. Species are found southern [[Asia]] (''Aplocheilus'') and [[Madagascar]] (''Pachypanchax''). (The West African genus ''[[Aphyosemion]]'' is now considered among [[Nothobrachiidae]].) They live in [[fresh water]] but are somewhat salt-tolerant. They are also found in muddy or brackish water. Some species are kept as aquarium pets.
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>
Many aplocheilid fish lay their eggs at the end of the rainy season, attaching them to the mud as their habitat begins to dry out. The adults die shortly after spawning, and the eggs remain inactive ([[diapause]]) throughout the dry season. Once the return of the rains stimulates the eggs to develop and hatch, growth is swift; there is almost no larval period, and the fish are sexually mature at the age of about one month.<ref name=EoF>{{cite book |editor=Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.|author= Parenti, Lynne R.|year=1998|title=Encyclopedia of Fishes|publisher= Academic Press|location=San Diego|pages= 151–152|isbn= 0-12-547665-5}}</ref>
* ''[[Pachypanchax]]'' <small>[[George S. Myers|Myers]], 1933</small>


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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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