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Jenynsia aurea Hartmann, Wingert, Angrizani & Malabarba, 2026 |
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photo by
Hartmann, C. et al., 2026 |
| Family: | Anablepidae (Four-eyed fishes, onesided livebearers & white-eye), subfamily: Anablepinae | |||
| Max. size: | 8 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 33-34. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: presence of a tubular gonopodium with a short fourth anal-fin ray, less than two-thirds length of ray three; presence of a single midlateral stripe in adults; absence of dorsolateral or ventrolateral chevron marks associated to the midlateral stripe; presence of 13 to 15 gill rakers on ventral limb of first gill arch (in 2 c&s specimens); and presence of the first mandibular-canal pore (Ref. 138777). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||