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Papiliolebias francescae Valdesalici & Brousseau, 2014

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Rivulinae
Etymology: Papiliolebias: Latin, papilio, -onis = butterfly + Greek, lebias, ou = a kind of small fish (Ref. 45335);  francescae: Named for Francesca Fontana, wife of one of the discoverers and authors (SV), in recognition to her love, friendship and support over the years..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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South America: seasonal pools in the Rio San Pablo drainage, Rio Madeira basin in Bolivia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 111235); 1.9 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal soft rays: 18 - 19; Vertebrae: 26. Papiliolebias francescae is distinguished from all congeners by the following unique characters: pointed dorsal and anal fins in males (vs. rounded); oblique, chevron-shaped, blue-gray and dark red stripes in close proximity on flanks of males (vs. never a similar color pattern); proximal half dorsal and anal fin whitish with broad dark red elongated spots (vs. proximal portion black with white spots); two or three transverse rows of dark red spots on caudal fin (vs. never a similar color pattern); pupil with anterior pointed extension (vs. rounded pupil) (Ref. 111235).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in a quite shallow (about 0.40-1.0 m deep), temporary pool about 60 meters long and 10 meters wide, with clear water and litter at the bottom (Ref. 111235).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Costa, Wilson J.E.M. | Collaborators

Valdesalici, S. and R. Brousseau, 2014. A new Papiliolebias species (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from Bolivian Amazon. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 20(3):117-122. (Ref. 111235)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00315 - 0.03034), b=3.03 (2.78 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±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).