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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Cynolebiinae
Etymology: lopesi: The name lopesi is in honor of Edson Lopes, because of his contribution to our knowledge on
raising and breeding annual fishes in captivity.
Eponymy: Edson Lopes is an aquarist who is proprietor of Aqua Mundo Aquarios in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was honoured “…because of his contribution to our knowledge on raising and breeding annual fishes in captivity.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical; 12°S - 13°S
South America: Brazil. Known only from the type-locality in rio São Francisco basin, Bahia (Ref. 84096).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84096); 3.5 cm SL (female)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nielsen, D.T.B., O.A. Shibatta, R. Dos Reis Suzart and A.F. Martin, 2010. A new species of Simpsonichthys(Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the rio São Francisco basin, northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 2452:51-58. (Ref. 84096)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).