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Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Rivulinae
Etymology: Maratecoara: A Brazilian name from Aruana/Goias.
More on authors: Costa & Brasil.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory. Tropical
South America: Middle Tocantins River basin in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27139)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Inhabits seasonal lagoons in a typical savannah area (Ref. 57947). Bottom spawner, ? months incubation (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Costa, W.J.E.M., 2007. Taxonomy of the plesiolebiasine killifish genera Pituna, Plesiolebias and Maratecoara (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), with descriptions of nine new species. Zootaxa 1410:1-41. (Ref. 57947)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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