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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Cynolebiinae
Etymology: Austrolebias: Composed from Austro = the south + see under Lebias; charrua: Named after an indiginous tribe that used to inhabit southern Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Ref. 44045).
More on authors: Costa & Cheffe.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory. Tropical
South America: Laguna dos Patos basin in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 44045); 4.2 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 26; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 21 - 29; Vertebrae: 28 - 31. Two apomorphic color patterns, body bright gray with dark gray to black stripes in males (versus light gray or no stripes; stripes of equal size to, or wider than the light interspaces) and a vertically paired black blotch on caudal peduncle of juveniles and females (versus small spots irregularly arranged, or a single round dorsally positioned spot, or no spots on caudal peduncle). Scales on longitudinal series 28-30, supraorbital neuromasts 19-24, caudal fin rounded (fin rays 23-26), pharyngobranchial teeth 2-5. Dorsal fin origin anterior to anal fin origin in females.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Costa, W.J.E.M. and M.M. Cheffe, 2001. Three new annual fishes of the genus Austrolebias from the Laguna dos patos system, southern Brazil, and a rediscription of A. adloffi (AHL) (Cyprinodontiformes: rivulidae). Comun. Mus. Ciênc. Tecnol. PUCRS, Sér. Zool. Porto Alegre 14(2):179-200. (Ref. 44045)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00396 - 0.02008), b=3.14 (2.94 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±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).
