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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Cynolebiinae
Etymology: Cynolebias: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, lebias = a kind of small fish (Ref. 45335); altus: Named for the deep bodied male, an adjective.
More on author: Costa.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: middle São Francisco River basin in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40938); 9.4 cm SL (female)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 19; Anal soft rays: 18 - 22; Vertebrae: 35 - 36. Supraorbital neuromasts 33-35. Contact organs on inner surface of most or all rays of pectoral-fin of male. This species has larger males with deeper body (34.4-36.7 % SL); sides of body with an intense orange coloration. Scaled anal-fin base. Dorsal fin of males with long filamentous rays; 17-19 in males, 14-17 in females. Caudal fin rays 30-32. Anal-fin rays 18-22 in males, 18-21 in females. Caudal and pectoral fins rounded. Snout gently pointed with lower jaw slightly elongated (Ref. 40938).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Costa, W.J.E.M., 2001. The neotropical annual fish genus Cynolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): phylogenetic relationships, taxonomic revision and biogeography. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 12(4):333-383. (Ref. 40938)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00396 - 0.02008), b=3.14 (2.94 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±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).