Jenynsia weitzmani Ghedotti, Meisner & Lucinda, 2001

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Cyprinodontiformes \| Anablepidae \| Jenynsiinae
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Main reference

Ghedotti, M.J., A.D. Meisner and P.H.F. Lucinda. 2001. (Ref. 45800)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 7.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80013); 7.02 cm SL (female)

Environment

Benthopelagic; freshwater

Climate / Range

Subtropical

South America: currently known only from its type locality in eastern Santa Catarina State, an unnamed tributary of the rio Pinheiros in the upper rio Tubarão drainage near Anitápolis, Brazil (Ref. 45800).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 33. Possess a tubular gonopodium with shortened second, fourth and fifth anal fin rays, an enlarged seventh middle anal fin radial in males and females, and an elongate dorsoposterior process of the lacrimal. Branchiostegal rays: 5. Distinguished from other Plesiojenynsia by the following combination of characters: a single midlateral stripe without associated dorsolateral or ventrolateral stripes or blotches in adults; a terminal to slightly oblique mouth; fewer than 13 gillrakers; and absence of the first mandibular-canal pore.

Commonly found in upland rivers. Viviparous (Ref. 45800).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (14 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Casal, Christine Marie V.

Modified by Torres, Armi G.

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