Pike topminnow
Pike topminnow | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Poeciliidae |
Subfamily: | Poeciliinae |
Tribe: | Gambusiini |
Genus: | Belonesox Kner, 1860 |
Species: | B. belizanus
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Binomial name | |
Belonesox belizanus Kner, 1860
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The pike topminnow (Belonesox belizanus), more commonly known as pike killifish and sometimes referred to as topminnow,type locality as Belize, which is reflected in this species' specific name.[7]
Ecology
Unlike most poeciliids (which tend to be generalists or micropredators), this is a highly specialized predator, with an extremely flexible upper jaw that enables it to take very large prey items for its size.[8]
Description
It grows typically to 9.7 cm (3.8 in)
In the aquarium
This fish can be found in the aquarium trade, but is not an easy aquarium resident, especially by poeciliid standards.
References
- ^ . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Belonesox belizanus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- ^ a b "Pike Killifish". Florida Museum. 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
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- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Belonesox in FishBase. February 2022 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Belonesox belizanus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families POECILIIDAE, ANABLEPIDAE, VALENCIIDAE, APHANIIDAE and PROCATOPODIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Belonesox belizanus - Pike livebearer | Tropical Fish".
- ^ Sakurai, A., Y. Sakamoto, and F. Mori. 1993. Aquarium fish of the world: the comprehensive guide to 650 species. Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA
- ^ "Belonesox belizanus". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 30, 2022.