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Anablepidae (Four-eyed fishes, onesided livebearers & white-eye) > Anablepinae
Etymology: More on author: Jenyns.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
South America: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to northern Argentina.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 97037); 8.6 cm SL (female); max. published weight: 0.00 g
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8-9;
Anal
soft rays: 10. (1) round or short, horizontal dash-shaped markings on sides that form approximately five to seven rows and also lines that extend for more than four scales in length on ventral caudal peduncle in adult females and large males; (2) presence of a distinct swelling between urogenital opening and anterior base of anal fin in females.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ghedotti, M.J. and S.H. Weitzman, 1996. A new species of (Cyprinodontiformes: Anablepidae) from Brazil with comments on the composition and taxonomy of the genus. Univ. Kansas Nat. Hist. Mus. Occ. Pap. 79:1-25. (Ref. 30912)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Aquarium: commercial
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