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Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Kryptolebiatinae
Etymology: gracilis: The specific name gracilis (tenuous, small) is in reference to the small size of this psecies, the largest recorded specimen reaching about half the length of its congeners.
More on author: Costa.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
South America: Mato Grosso River drainage, Saquarema Lagoon basin in southeastern Brazil.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 72398)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 7 - 9; Rayons mous anaux: 12 - 13; Vertèbres: 31. Anal fin with 11-13 rays; scales on the longitudinal series 29-30; caudal fin acuminate in males; mandibular neuromasts 4 +2; jaw length 19.5-23.5% of HL; dorsal portion of pectoral-fin base with dark grey spot; flank dark brown with horizontal rows of greenish blue spots on anterior portion and metallic blue bars on posterior portion in males, dark brown stripe on isthmus in males, dark brown and white alternating short bars on basal portion of anal fin in males and horizontal rows of pale golden to pale blue spots on flank in females (Ref. 72398).
Found in creeks and swamps in open vegetation areas, in shallow water (about 5-10 cm deep), both in clear and tea colored water (Ref. 72398). Feeds mainly on ostracods and terrestrial arthropods, but also takes copepods and decapods (Ref. 72398).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Costa, W.J.E.M., 2007. Kryptolebias gracilis n. sp. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new killifish from the Saquarema Lagoon basin, southeastern Brazil. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 13(1):7-12. (Ref. 72398)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [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
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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