Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Cynolebiinae
Etymology: Austrolebias: Composed from Austro = the south + see under Lebias; nachtigalli: Named for the ornithologist Giovani Nachtigall Mauricio, in appreciation of his valuable efforts to collect annual fishes from Rio Grande do Sul..
More on authors: Costa & Cheffe.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Dos Patos lagoon system and adjacent areas to the south.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57613); 3.7 cm SL (female)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Costa, W.J.E.M., 2006. The South American annual killifish genus Austrolebias (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): phylogenetic relationships, descriptive morphology and taxonomic revision. Zootaxa 1213:1-162. (Ref. 57613)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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