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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Cynolebiinae
Etymology: Cynopoecilus: Greek, kyon = dog + Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, poikilos = with a lot of colours (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Regan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory. Subtropical; 18°C - 24°C (Ref. 2059)

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South America: Brazil and Uruguay.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 98301); 3.5 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 19; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 22 - 25; Vertebrae: 28 - 30. Having faint spots restricted to the dorsal portion of the fin or caudal spots absent; pectoral fin length of male 18.6-22.6% SL; longitudinal rows of spots on body of male pale golden to greenish golden anteriorly and light blue posteriorly; pelvic fin length 6.8-8.3% SL in male, 6.4-7.5% in female; dark brown irregular marks on dorsum below dorsal fin of male, dorsal head profile of adult male slightly concave; lateral body stripes of male dark reddish brown; caudal fin or male without a bright blue zone along posterior margin of the fin; 11-14 supraorbital neuromasts and 1-3 neuromasts per scale of the lateral line (Ref. 42931).

Bottom spawner, 2 months incubation. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

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Costa, W.J.E.M., 2002. The annual fish genus Cynopoecilus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): taxonomic revision, with descriptions of four new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 13(1):11-24. (Ref. 42931)

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

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 14 December 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00490 (0.00186 - 0.01292), b=3.09 (2.86 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Generation time: 0.2 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=6).

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

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Cynopoecilus melanotaenia (Regan, 1912)