Orestias

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Orestias is a genus of small pupfish native to high-altitude Andean lakes, particularly Lake Titicaca, known for their adaptation to extreme environmental conditions.

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Orestias canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
adaptation adaptation to high salinity in some species ⓘ
adaptation to large daily temperature fluctuations ⓘ
tolerance to high UV radiation ⓘ
tolerance to low oxygen levels ⓘ
tolerance to low temperatures ⓘ
bodySize small ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName pupfish ⓘ
conservationStatus many species threatened ⓘ
several species endangered ⓘ
diet algae ⓘ
aquatic invertebrates ⓘ
detritus ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ
distributionPattern many species endemic to single lakes or basins ⓘ
ecologicalRole important component of Andean lake food webs ⓘ
prey for birds ⓘ
prey for larger fishes ⓘ
family Cyprinodontidae ⓘ
foundIn Bolivia ⓘ
Lake Titicaca basin ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
habitat freshwater lakes ⓘ
high-altitude lakes ⓘ
shallow littoral zones ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
namedAfter Orestes (mythology) ⓘ
linked to: Orestes
nativeTo Andes ⓘ
Lake Titicaca ⓘ
high-altitude Andean lakes ⓘ
notableFor adaptive radiation in Andean high-altitude lakes ⓘ
extreme environmental tolerance ⓘ
order Cyprinodontiformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Cyprinodontidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction benthic egg deposition ⓘ
egg-laying ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
threat habitat degradation ⓘ
introduced pejerrey (Odontesthes bonariensis) ⓘ
introduced trout ⓘ
overfishing in some localities ⓘ
water pollution ⓘ
typeLocality Lake Titicaca ⓘ

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Cyprinodontidae → hasMember → Orestias ⓘ