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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Rivulinae
Etymology: funkneri: Named for George Funkner, Glasgow, Scotland, a killifish breeder, researcher and collector of the type series of the new species.
Eponymy: George Funkner is a Scottish killifish breeder, collector, researcher, dealer and photographer, who collected the type series in Bolivia. He has a fish house in Glasgow with over 260 tanks. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory. Tropical
South America: Bolivia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130493); 7.5 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 19; Vertebrae: 36. This species is similar to M. heterostigma and M. ortegai / M.quiii by the presence of oblique rows of red brown dots on the sides of body in males (vs. absence) and it differs from these species by having a short pectoral fin in males, reaching pelvic fin origin (vs. long pectoral fin, reaching up to seventh anal fin ray); differs from its congeners by the following set of characters - greater numbers of scales in the lateral 40-42 (vs. 32-39), transverse scale series 11-12 (vs. 8-10), circumpeduncular series 22 (vs. 14-20) and, in males, the anal fin with large areas dark yellow and broad orange margin on ventral and posterior portions of caudal fin (vs. brown) (Ref. 130493).
Cross section: oval.
The type series were collected from an ephemeral pool measuring approximately 15 m long, 5 m wide, and 0.3 to 0.9 m deep, with dense aquatic vegetation, brown, turbid water with the following characteristics (measured on late morning): total dissolved solids: 112 ppm, pH 7.1-7.3, german hardness 5-9 dGH, temperature at the surface: 29.1°C. Another fish was present, Pterolebias longipinnis (Ref. 130493).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Valdesalici, S., 2019. A new annual killifish: Moema funkneri (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Bolivian Amazon. aqua, International J. Ichthyol. 25(3):103-110. (Ref. 130493)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00661 (0.00305 - 0.01429), b=3.10 (2.91 - 3.29), 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).
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