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Etymology: planaltinus: Derived from the Planaltina (from the high plains), a Portuguese name for the county where the type locality is located..
More on authors: Costa & Brasil.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico. Tropical
South America: known only from the type locality in the Cocal River floodplains, Maranhão River drainage, upper Tocantins River basin in Brazil.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.1 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 75171); 2.8 cm SL (female)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raios dorsais (total) : 8 - 10; Raios anais : 12 - 14. Belongs to the subgenus Melanorivulus by having all the subgeneric synapomorphic characters: short and pointed dorsal portion of preopercle; melanophores concentrated on opercular region to form oblique stripes; melanophores concentrated on margins of unpaired fins in females; black spot on upper portion of caudal-fin base not close to fin margin in females. Differs from all other species of Melanorivulus by the following characters: lack or extreme reduction of pelvic fins and pelvic girdle; vomerine teeth 5-7; and basihyal width about 70% basihyal length (Ref. 75171).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Costa, W.J.E.M. and G.C. Brasil, 2008. A new pelvicless killifish species of the genus Rivulus, subgenus Melanorivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), from the upper Tocantins River Basin, Central Brazil. Copeia 2008(1):82-85. (Ref. 75171)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
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