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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 0 - ? m (Ref. 52503). Tropical; 20°C - 24°C (Ref. 2060)
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27139)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9-10;
Anal
soft rays: 13 - 15;
Vertebrae: 31 - 32. Possession of greenish blue bars on the ventrolateral portion of the posterior half of male body side; triangular dark gray suborbital mark; scales in the longitudinal series 31-32; anal fin rays 13-15; and absence of an ocellate spot on the caudal fin base in both sexes (Ref. 52503).
Inhabits clear water streams within forest at about 50 cm deep (Ref. 52503). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Costa, W.J.E.M., 2004. Kryptolebias, a subsitute name for Cryptolebias Costa, 2004 and Kryptolebiatinae, a subsitute name for Cryptolebiatinae Costa, 2004 (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 2(2):107-108. (Ref. 54748)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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