Austrofundulus

Austrofundulus is a genus of killifish in the family Rivulidae native to northern Colombia, northern Venezuela and southwestern Guyana.^[2] They are annual killifish where adults generally have a short life in temporary ponds or swamps and the eggs experience a period of drought, only hatching when again covered by water.^[3]

Austrofundulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Rivulidae
Genus:	Austrofundulus G. S. Myers, 1932
Type species
Austrofundulus transilis Myers, 1932[1]

They are small thickset fish, no more than 10 cm (3.9 in) in total length,^[4] and most less than half that size.^[2]

Species

Austrofundulus is closely related to Rachovia,^[2] and it has been suggested that the former should be merged into the latter.^[5]

There are currently 7 recognized species of Austrofundulus:^[4]

• Austrofundulus guajira Hrbek, Taphorn & Thomerson, 2005
• Austrofundulus leohoignei Hrbek, Taphorn & Thomerson, 2005
• Austrofundulus leoni Hrbek, Taphorn & Thomerson, 2005
• Austrofundulus limnaeus L. P. Schultz, 1949
• Austrofundulus myersi Dahl, 1958
• Austrofundulus rupununi Hrbek, Taphorn & Thomerson, 2005
• Austrofundulus transilis G. S. Myers, 1932