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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Rivulinae
Etymology: Plesiolebias: Greek, plesios = near + Greek, lebias, ou = a kind of small fish (Ref. 45335); altamira: The specific name is an allusion to the occurrence of this species near the city of Altamira, Brazilian Amazon.
More on authors: Costa & Nielsen.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: seasonal pools of the rio Xingu drainage, rio Amazon basin in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57947); 1.8 cm SL (female)
Short description
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Inhabits seasonal pools (Ref. 57947).
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
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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