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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Rivulinae
Etymology: gaucheri: Named for Philippe Gaucher, who found the first specimens, for its fascinating work on Amazonian fauna.
Eponymy: Philippe Gaucher became (2007) Scientific Director of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Mission Parc de la Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana. He co-wrote: The Tailless Amphibians of French Guiana (2000). He found the first specimens. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - ? m (Ref. 78216). Tropical

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South America: Maroni basin in French Guiana.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 78216)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15; Vertebrae: 31 - 35. Differs from other species of the genus by a combination of characters including dorsal and anal fin ray counts, number of scales in lateral and transverse series, by the lack of the supracaudal spot at all ages in both sexes, a short base dorsal fin, a yellow color background on body, a red colored sub-distal area on anal fin in male, with a yellow one in female, and a dark margin on caudal fin (Ref. 78216).

Occurs in small groups in small mountainous rivers and marshes (Ref. 78216).

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Keith, P., L. Nandrin and P.-Y. Le Bail, 2006. Rivulus gaucheri, a new species of rivuline (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from French Guiana. Cybium 30(2):133-137. (Ref. 78216)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 January 2021

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00368 - 0.02159), b=3.11 (2.92 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Anablepsoides gaucheri (Keith, Nandrin & Le Bail, 2006)