Classification / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
South America: São Francisco River basin, Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 44211); 5.6 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 24; Anal soft rays: 20 - 25; Vertebrae: 28 - 30. Caudal peduncle of female with black spots. Male's anal fin with gray to black distal stripe; basihyal broad, 70-95% in length; and, second pharyngobranchial teeth, 5-10. Dorsal-fin rays 20-24 in male, 15-19 in female; anal-fin rays 21-25 in male, 20-24 in female; caudal-fin rays 23-25, caudal fin subtruncate in male, rounded in female. Long filamentous rays on tip of dorsal and anal-fin in male, tips reaching beyond posterior border of caudal fin. Anal fin reddish orange anteriorly, yellow posteriorly; body bars inconspicuous in life, poorly visible in preserved specimens (Ref. 49550).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Costa, W.J.E.M., 2000. Descrições de quatro novas espécies de peixes anuais do gênero Simponichthys (Cyprinodontifomes: Rivulidae) das bacias dos rios São Fransisco e Paraná, nordeste e centro do Brasil. Revista Aquarium 3(25):8-15. (Ref. 44211)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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