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Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Rivulinae
Etymology: Pituna: Tupí, pituna = black; in Goias, Brazil.
More on author: Myers.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; non migrateur. Tropical; 24°C - 30°C (Ref. 13614)
South America: temporary pools of the middle rio Tocantins basin in Brazil.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 57947); 3.6 cm SL (female)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 8 - 10; Rayons mous anaux: 14 - 16; Vertèbres: 28 - 29.
Not a seasonal killifish. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium. Bottom spawner, 5 months incubation (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).