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Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes) > Cubanichthyinae
Etymology: Cubanichthys: Composed from Cuba, Caribbean island + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Charles Edward Pengelley (1888–1966) of Mandeville, Jamaica, was a physician and an aquarist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة القاع; pH range: 7.2 - 8.0; dH range: 6 - 15. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 13498)
Central America: Jamaica.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 27139); 5.0 cm NG (female)
Inhabits shallow (1.5 m), crystal clear waters (pH 8.2) with a bottom of sand and some soft patches of silt. Hides among submerged and floating aquatic vegetation. Feeds on damselfly and dragonfly nymphs, other aquatic larvae, ostracods, copepods and snails. Eggs measure 1.2-1.4 mm in diameter and hatch in about 9 days (Ref. 13498). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Costa, W.J.E.M., 2003. Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes). p. 549-554. 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, Brasil. (Ref. 50471)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
في خطر (EN) (B1ab(iii,v)); Date assessed: 09 April 2020
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: تجاري; حوض مائي: تجاري
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 3.3 ±0.46 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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