Laimosemion

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Laimosemion is a genus of small, brightly colored Neotropical killifishes commonly found in freshwater habitats of northern South America.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Laimosemion canonical 1
Laimosemion agilae 1
Laimosemion paryagi 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus of fishes ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
aquariumTrade kept by killifish hobbyists ⓘ
behavior generally peaceful ⓘ
often territorial among males ⓘ
bodyShape elongated body ⓘ
characteristic bright coloration ⓘ
sexual dimorphism ⓘ
small body size ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
colorPattern males often with iridescent and contrasting patterns ⓘ
commonName Neotropical killifishes ⓘ
conservationStatus many species with restricted ranges ⓘ
diet aquatic invertebrates ⓘ
insects ⓘ
distribution northern South America ⓘ
ecologicalRole part of small-stream fish communities ⓘ
family Rivulidae ⓘ
finType dorsal and anal fins often elongated in males ⓘ
geographicRegion Neotropics ⓘ
linked to: Neotropical realm
habitat forest creeks ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ
small rivers ⓘ
streams ⓘ
hasSpecies Laimosemion agilae ⓘ
linked to: Laimosemion

Laimosemion frenatus ⓘ
Laimosemion paryagi ⓘ
linked to: Laimosemion

Laimosemion torrenticola ⓘ
Laimosemion xiphidius ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo Amazon River basin (northern tributaries) ⓘ
linked to: Negro River basin

Guyana Shield region ⓘ
linked to: Guiana Shield

Orinoco River basin ⓘ
linked to: Orinoco Basin
order Cyprinodontiformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction egg-laying ⓘ
non-annual killifish ⓘ
researchUse studies of sexual selection in fishes ⓘ
studies of speciation in Neotropical fishes ⓘ
threat deforestation in tropical forests ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
trophicLevel insectivore ⓘ
waterPreference slightly acidic water ⓘ
soft water ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rivulidae → notableGenus → Laimosemion ⓘ
Laimosemion → hasSpecies → Laimosemion agilae ⓘ
linked to: Laimosemion
Laimosemion → hasSpecies → Laimosemion paryagi ⓘ
linked to: Laimosemion