Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Bottom spawner, 3 months incubation. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
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Costa, W.J.E.M. 2006 The South American annual killifish genus Austrolebias (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): phylogenetic relationships, descriptive morphology and taxonomic revision. Zootaxa 1213:1-162. (Ref. 57613)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57613&speccode=49497
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Distribution
South America: Uruguay.
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Huber, J.H. 1996 Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=27139&speccode=12252
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
6.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 27139))
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Huber, J.H. 1996 Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=27139&speccode=12252
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
benthopelagic; non-migratory; freshwater; pH range: 8.9; dH range: 0.5 - 8
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
aquarium: commercial
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Huber, J.H. 1996 Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=27139&speccode=12252
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