Neofundulus

Taxonavigation: Aplocheiloidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes Subordo: Aplocheiloidei

Familia: Rivulidae
Genus: Neofundulus
Species: N. acutirostratus – N. aureomaculatus – N. guaporensis – N. ornatipinnis – N. paraguayensis – N. parvipinnis – N. rubrofasciatus – N. splendidus

Name

Neofundulus Myers, 1924: 9

• Type species: Fundulus paraguayensis Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903

Etymology: From Ancient Greek prefix νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”), and fundulus, from Latin fundus (= bottom); a peculiar name for a topminnow, coined for a bottom species of Atlantic coast being "the abode of the fundulus mudfish".

References

• Myers, G.S. 1924: A new poeciliid fish from the Congo, with remarks on funduline genera. American Museum novitates, 116: 1–9. PDF

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