Rivulidae (Rivulines), subfamily: Rivulinae |
5.71 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range - 0 m |
South America: Maroni basin in French Guiana. |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal soft rays: 13-15; Vertebrae: 31-35. Differs from other species of the genus by a combination of characters including dorsal and anal fin ray counts, number of scales in lateral and transverse series, by the lack of the supracaudal spot at all ages in both sexes, a short base dorsal fin, a yellow color background on body, a red colored sub-distal area on anal fin in male, with a yellow one in female, and a dark margin on caudal fin (Ref. 78216).
Description: longitudinal series of scales 38-41; transverse series of scales 10-11 (Ref. 78216). |
Occurs in small groups in small mountainous rivers and marshes (Ref. 78216). |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 January 2021 Ref. (130435)
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