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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Rivulidae (Rivulines)
Etymology: Austrolebias: Composed from Austro = the south + see under Lebias.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 25; non-migratory. Subtropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 13614), preferred ?
South America: Laguna dos Patos basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36579)
Bottom spawner, 3 months incubation (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Costa, W.J.E.M., 2006. The South American annual killifish genus Austrolebias (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): phylogenetic relationships, descriptive morphology and taxonomic revision. Zootaxa 1213:1-162. (Ref. 57613)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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