Nothobranchius furzeri

Turquoise killifish
Male Nothobranchius furzeri GRZ (from Gonarezhou National Park)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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)

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.

See also

• N. furzeri originating from Gonarezhou National Park
• Influence of resveratrol on N. furzeri ageing

References

1. ^ http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/63305/0

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Türkiser Prachtgrundkärpfling

English: Turquoise killifish

External links

• NCBI taxonomy database
• NFIN - The Nothobranchius furzeri Information Network
• Nothobranchius furzeri in ageing research
• Maintenance, breeding & conservation of killifish
• Nothobranchius furzeri information
• Prachtgrundkärpflinge (German)