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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Anablepidae (Four-eyed fishes, onesided livebearers & white-eye) > Anablepinae
Etymology: onca: From its color pattern, resembling the wild cat Pantera onca; noun in apposition..
More on authors: Lucinda, Reis & Quevedo.

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Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical

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South America: tributaries of the lower Rio Uruguai in Brazil and Uruguay.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128591)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 9; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 30. Having a large dorsal convex expansion at subdistal segments of right half of sixth anal-fin ray of adult males; distinct ovoid to circular dark spots confined to ventral half of flank posterior to pelvic fins; spots gradually more circular towards midventral line; predorsal scales 13-14; series of dashes or spots on body arranged in 6-8 irregular horizontal lines, consistent midlateral pattern absent; no swelling between the urogenital opening and anterior base of anal fin in females; no distinct dark rounded spot on the dorsal pectoral-fin base (Ref. 42933).

Based on photo submitted, this species grow up to 8.0 cm TL and live for up to 7 years in captivity (P. Petersen, pers.comm. 12/2022).

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Lucinda, P.H.F., R.E. Reis and R. Quevedo, 2002. Jenynsia onca, a new species of anablepid fish (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) from southern Brazil and its phylogenetic position. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 13(1):33-40. (Ref. 42933)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 27 April 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00332 - 0.01582), b=3.23 (3.03 - 3.43), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.9 ±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).

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