Aplocheiloidei

Aplocheiloidei

Aplocheiloidei

Suborder of fishes

Aplocheiloidei is a suborder of the order Cyprinodontiformes consisting of three families which are commonly known as killifishes.

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Families

The three families within the suborder Aplocheiloidei are:[2][3]

Proposed taxonomy

Some authorities have lumped the three families into a single family, Aplocheilidae, a well-established name, chosen for its stability in usage over time, and to avoid the impact of a new name at the family rank for a popular aquarium fish group.[3] Under this proposal, the Aplocheilidae includes three subfamilies: Aplocheilinae for the species from Asia, Madagascar and the Seychelles; Cynolebiinae (called Rivulidae above) for the species from the Americas; and Nothobranchiinae for the species from the African mainland.[4]

Phylogenetic relationships among 13 taxa of the Cynopoecilini and four outgroup taxa[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Radda AC, Purzl E (1987). Colour Atlas of Cyprinodonts of the Rain Forests of Tropical Africa (PDF). Hofmann. p. 7.
  2. [2]
    Nelson JS, Grande TC, Wilson MV (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.
  3. [3]
    Van Der Laan R, Eschmeyer WN, Fricke R (November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
  4. [4]
    Costa WJ (2016). "Comparative morphology and classification of South American cynopoeciline killifishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilidae), with notes on family-group names used for aplocheiloids" (PDF). Vertebrate Zoology. 66 (2): 125–140. doi:10.3897/vz.66.e31538.
  5. [5]
    Costa WJ (2016-07-18). "Inferring Evolution of Habitat Usage and Body Size in Endangered, Seasonal Cynopoeciline Killifishes from the South American Atlantic Forest through an Integrative Approach (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)". PLOS ONE. 11 (7): e0159315. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1159315C. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159315. PMC 4948875. PMID 27428070.


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