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Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes) > Orestiinae
Etymology: Orestias: After Orestes in the Greek mythology?.
Eponymy: Orestis or Orestes is a Greek name meaning “he who stands on the mountain”. [...] Joseph de Jussieu (1704–1779) was a French botanist and explorer in South America. He is most remembered for introducing the heliotrope to European gardeners. He spent c.35 years in South America before returning to France (1771). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; non migrateur. Tropical
South America: upper Amazon River basin, Peru.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.5 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 27139)
Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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