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Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Brachyrhaphis: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, raphis = needle (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Regan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة محيطي; pH range: ? - 8.0; dH range: ? - 8.5; غير مهاجرة. Tropical; 23°C - 32°C (Ref. 36880)
Central America: Costa Rica.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 36880)
وصف مختصر
مفاتيح التعريف | الوصف الخارجي | قياسات المظهر الخارجي
Sides with up to 12 dark bars, more prominent on males and diffused or absent in females. Caudal fin margin yellow or orange, submarginal darkened band in males. Distal half of dorsal fin yellowish or orange; the margin of the fin is black. Anal fin yellow with a black blotch. The gonopodium is shorter (mean 30.4% of SL) than B. olomina (mean 32.9 of SL) (Ref. 36880).
An insectivorous fish which lives in waters of low to moderate current velocity, rarely in strong current, from 3-540 m elevation; in temperatures 23-32°C. Inhabits midwater or near the surface in brooks and creeks; sometimes in shallow waters of large rivers (Ref. 36880).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Every 28 days, female gives birth to 10-30 young.
Can be very aggressive, even to their own Young. This updates previous information from Ref. 26130.
Lucinda, P.H.F., 2003. Poeciliidae (Livebearers). p. 555-581. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brazil. (Ref. 50894)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00374 - 0.01935), b=3.14 (2.95 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.40 se; based on food items.
المرونه (Ref.
120179): عالي, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع أقل من 15 شهر (tm<1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
