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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Rivulinae
Etymology: Maratecoara: A Brazilian name from Aruana/Goias.
Eponymy: Rosario S LaCorte is an American aquarist who served in the US Army Corps (1947–1951) and made five collecting expeditions to South America (1977–1988). He wrote: Enjoy your Cichlids (1969) and An Aquarist’s Journey (2018). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico; non migratori. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 13614)
South America: Araguaia River basin, Brazil.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 27139)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 11 - 13; Raggi anali molli: 15 - 17; Vertebre: 27 - 28.
Inhabits seasonal swamps, lagoons and pools in typical savannah areas or transitional regions between savannah and forest (Ref. 57947). Bottom spawner, 6 months incubation (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Costa, W.J.E.M., 2007. Taxonomy of the plesiolebiasine killifish genera Pituna, Plesiolebias and Maratecoara (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), with descriptions of nine new species. Zootaxa 1410:1-41. (Ref. 57947)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).