10-491: Aplocheiloidei Cyprinodontoidei Microcyprini Regan, 1909 Cyprinodontiformes / ˌ s ɪ p r ɪ n oʊ ˈ d ɒ n t ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of ray-finned fish , comprising mostly small, freshwater fish. Many popular aquarium fish, such as killifish and live-bearers , are included. They are closely related to the Atheriniformes and are occasionally included with them. A colloquial term for
20-880: A popular aquarium fish group. 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. This Cyprinodontiformes article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Aquarium fish Lists of aquarium life include lists of fish , amphibians , invertebrates and plants in freshwater, brackish and marine aquariums . In fishkeeping , suitable species of aquarium fish, plants and other organisms vary with
30-406: Is a suborder of the order Cyprinodontiformes consisting of three families which are commonly known as killifishes . The three families within the suborder Aplocheiloidei are: 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
40-471: The American Flag Fish, is a renowned algae eater in the aquarium, in spite of belonging to an order of fishes that do not generally consume any plant material. In addition, killifish derive some of the carotenoids and other chemicals required to make their body pigments from pollen grains on the surface of and in the gut of insects they eat from the surface of the water; this can be simulated in culture by
50-419: The gut contents were invariably ants, others have reported insects, worms and aquatic crustaceans. Aquarium specimens are invariably seen eating protozoans from the water column and the surfaces of leaves, however these are not apparent as stomach contents. Many members of the family Cyprinodontidae (the pupfishes) eat plant material as well and some have adapted to a diet very high in algae to the point where one,
60-466: The latter possibly twice. Some members of this order are notable for inhabiting extreme environments, such as saline or very warm waters, heavily polluted waters, rain water pools devoid of minerals and made acidic by decaying vegetation, or isolated situations where no other types of fish occur. They are typically carnivores , and often live near the surface, where the oxygen-rich water compensates for environmental disadvantages. Scheel (1968) observed
70-471: The least killifish ( Heterandria formosa ), is just 8 mm (0.31 in) long as an adult. CYPRINODONTIFORMES The family Aplocheilidae has been expanded by some authorities to include all the killifishes with three subfamilies, Aplocheilinae, Cynolebiinae and Nothobranchiinae, but this is not the classification adopted in the 5th Edition of Fishes of the World . Aplocheiloidei Aplocheiloidei
80-473: The order as a whole is toothcarps , though they are not actually close relatives of the true carps – the latter belong to the superorder Ostariophysi , while the toothcarps are Acanthopterygii . The families of Cyprinodontiformes can be informally divided into three groups based on reproductive strategy: viviparous and ovoviviparous (all species give live birth), and oviparous (all species are egg-laying). The live-bearing groups differ in whether
90-463: The use of special color enhancing foods that contain these compounds. Although the Cyprinodontiformes are a diverse group, most species contained within are small to medium-sized fish, with small mouths, large eyes, a single dorsal fin , and a rounded caudal fin . The largest species is the cuatro ojos ( Anableps dowei ), which measures 34 cm (13 in) in length, while the smallest,
100-614: The young are carried to term within (ovoviviparous) or without (viviparous) an enclosing eggshell. Phylogenetically however, one of the two suborders – the Aplocheiloidei – contains oviparous species exclusively, as do two of the four superfamilies of the other suborder (the Cyprinodontoidea and Valencioidea of the Cyprinodontoidei ). Vivipary and ovovivipary have evolved independently from oviparous ancestors,
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