The African turquoise killifish lives in ephemeral ponds in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. To survive the annual dry season, the fish’s embryos enter a state of extreme suspended animation or “diapause” for ...

Killifish biology has long intrigued fish enthusiasts and scientists. But human encroachment, habitat loss and climate change are dwindling killifish populations in the wild. Thankfully, collection ...

The Journal of the American Killifish Association Smithsonian Libraries and Archives ...

Killifish sound much more vicious than they are. These tiny fish adapt and spread far in the wild but make beautiful fish for display in your home. Killifish is a group of around 1,270 species of ...

“Wow, that’s a really old fish!” Valenzano can barely hide his astonishment in the fish basement of the Max Planck Institute in Cologne. Aquariums are lined up end to end on long shelves. Who, however ...

Eggs of killifish species coveted by hobbyists are sent on to international markets from Brazil via airmail. International animal trafficking rings often cash in on global demand for smaller, ...