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What is a non-annual old world killi, what is a non-annual new world killi, what is a annual new world killi and what is a annual old world killi. My guess is that old world killies are from africa and new worlds are from America. Is that correct?

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> What is a non-annual old world killi

A killie from Africa or Asia that doesn't have a long (months, dry)

diapause sequence, ie Aplocheilus, Aplocheilichthys, Epiplatys or

Aphyosemion etc.

> ... what is a non-annual new world killi

A killie from the Americas (generally South America) with a short

incubation (as above), ie Rivulus, Fundulus...

> ... what is a annual new world killi

A killiefish from South America (there really aren't any further north)

with an extended dry incubation time, ie Cynolebias, Pterolebias etc.

> ... what is a annual old world killi.

A killiefish from Africa (there are none elsewhere in the old world that

I can think of right now) with a long incubation period due to their

habitat drying up for an extended period, Nothobranchius are a classic

example.

> My guess is that old world killies are from africa and new worlds

> are from America. Is that correct?

Simplisticly, yes.

Andrew.

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