Klassifizierung / Names
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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes) > Cyprinodontinae
Etymology: Megupsilon: Greek, megas, megalos = great + Greek, ypsilon, the name of the Greek, letter "y", that sound as "Ü" (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser demersal; pH range: 7.4 - ? ; dH range: 10.5 - ?; standorttreu. Subtropical; 18°C - 22°C (Ref. 2059); 26°N - 25°N
Central America: El Potosí, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 27139)
Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 9 - 11; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 9 - 11.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
An egg lying carnivorous fish which prefers rocky substrate near vegetation. Aquarium conditions: pH=7.3, H=12, 10°C water temperature (Ref. 6398). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139). A popular media fish.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.00591 - 0.03081), b=3.14 (2.95 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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