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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 / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal; pH range: 7.2 - 8.0; dH range: 6 - 15. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 13498)
Central America: Jamaica.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (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
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.46 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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