Pterolebias longipinnis  Garman, 1895

Longfin killie
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Rivulidae (Rivulines)
Etymology: Pterolebias: Greek,pteron = wing, fin + Greek, lebias, ou = a kind of small fish (Ref. 45335).   More on author: Garman.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.0; dH range: 5 - 8; non-migratory.   Subtropical; 17°C - 22°C (Ref. 1672)

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27139)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions | Faunafri

South America: Amazon and Paraguay River basins.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). Bottom spawner, 3 months incubation. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139).

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Costa, W.J.E.M., 2005. The neotropical annual killifish genus Pterolebias Garman (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): phylogenetic relationships, descriptive morphology, and taxonomic revision. Zootaxa 1067:1-36.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

  Not Evaluated 

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Aquarium: commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00563 (-0.22542 - 0.23668), b=3.13 (3.01 - 3.26), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.39 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 69278):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.