| Family: |
Rivulidae (Rivulines), subfamily: Cynolebiinae |
| Max. size: |
3.56 cm SL (male/unsexed); 3.22 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Mirim Lagoon basin in Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Belongs to a clade that also includes Austrolebias viarius, A. arachan, A. adloffi, A. charrua, A. minuano, A. nigrofasciatus, A. vandenbergi, A. bellottii and A. melanoorus, which is diagnosed by having a long and triangular anal fin in females. Similar to A. bellottii and A. melanoorus in having the urogenital papilla completely attached to the anal fin in males; differs from A. bellottii in having the dorsal fin more anteriorly placed in males, a shorter anal-fin base, lesser body depth and wider basihyal; differs from A. melanoorus by the number of rostral neuromasts, degree of pelvic-fin fusion, morphology of dorsum in females, color pattern of unpaired fins in males and color pattern of flank in both sexes (Ref. 56780). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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