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Neofundulus

Neofundulus is a genus with 3 species in this atlas, catalogued in the Killifish section, recorded from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. Adult sizes run from 1.5 in to 3 in. Every species below links to a full researched profile.

Species in atlas
3
Adult sizes
1.5–3 in
IUCN assessed
3 of 3
Recorded from
4 countries

About the genus

Neofundulus is a genus of South American killifish (order Cyprinodontiformes), found in seasonal floodplain and Chaco wetland habitats - the atlas records it from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Atlas species are small, roughly 1.5–3 in, and like many killifish of these temporary-water systems they are generally adapted to a boom-and-bust cycle of wet-season flooding and dry-season retreat, though the genus's precise reproductive strategy is not something asserted here with certainty - data are sparse.

None of the three atlas species - N. ornatipinnis, N. paraguayensis, N. parvipinnis - has a significant presence in the mainstream aquarium hobby; killifish specialists occasionally work with Chaco-region genera like this one, but detailed published care reports are sparse. Conservation status leans reassuring where assessed, with one atlas species Least Concern and two not yet evaluated.

IUCN Red List: Least Concern · 1 Not Evaluated · 2

The 3 species

Every Neofundulus recorded in this atlas. Each card links to a full researched profile — distribution, water parameters, and aquarium care, cited to primary sources.

Myers, 1935

3 in SL · NE

(Eigenmann, 1907)

1.5 in SL · NE

(Myers, 1927)

2.5 in TL · LC

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How to cite

Aquarist Atlas (2026). Genus Neofundulus. Aquarist Atlas. https://www.aquaristatlas.com/neofundulus/

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