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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Rivulinae
Etymology: caurae: Named after the type locality, Rio Caura.
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Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Venezuela.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55923)
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Radda, A.C., 2004. Description of a new species of the rivuline genus Rivulus Poey, 1869 (Rivulidae, Osteichthyes) from Rio Caura, Bolivar State, Venezuela. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien (105 B):21-25. (Ref. 55923)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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