| Turquoise killifish | |
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| Male Nothobranchius furzeri GRZ (from Gonarezhou National Park) |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Suborder: | Aplocheilidae |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Nothobranchius |
| Species: | N. furzeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Nothobranchius furzeri (Jubb, 1971) |
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The turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) is a species of fish in the Aplocheilidae branch of the Cyprinodontiformes order. This annual fish inhabits ephemeral pools in semi-arid areas with scarce and erratic precipitations and have adapted to the routine drying of their environment by evolving desiccation-resistant eggs that can remain dormant in the dry mud for one and maybe more years by entering into diapause. Due to very short duration of the rain season, the natural lifespan of these animals is limited to a few months and their captive lifespan is likewise short, making them an attractive model system for ageing research.
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Deutsch: Türkiser Prachtgrundkärpfling
English: Turquoise killifish