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Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Cynolebiinae
Etymology: zonatus: Specific name from the Latin 'zonatus' (with zones or bars), an allusion to the color pattern of the males (Ref. 26744).
More on authors: Costa & Brasil.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory. Tropical; 20°C - 24°C (Ref. 13614)
South America: São Francisco River basin, Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36579)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 17; Anal soft rays: 17 - 20. Males have four red bars on the sides of the head (the first one crossing the eye, the second one close to the posterior margin of the orbit, and two on the preopercular region) and black spots in the basal region of the dorsal fin. Males have anal fin base orange. Pelvic fin reduced (Ref. 26744).
Inhabits temporary puddle within remains of a gallery forest located in a farm (Ref. 26744). Bottom spawner, 3 months incubation. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Costa, W.J.E.M., 2003. Rivulidae (South American Annual Fishes). p. 526-548. 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. 36579)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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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=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this 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).