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Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes) > Cubanichthyinae
Etymology: Cubanichthys: Composed from Cuba, Caribbean island + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Charles Edward Pengelley (1888–1966) of Mandeville, Jamaica, was a physician and an aquarist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten bottenlevande; pH range: 7.2 - 8.0; dH range: 6 - 15. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 13498)
Central America: Jamaica.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 27139); 5.0 cm NG (female)
Inhabits shallow (1.5 m), crystal clear waters (pH 8.2) with a bottom of sand and some soft patches of silt. Hides among submerged and floating aquatic vegetation. Feeds on damselfly and dragonfly nymphs, other aquatic larvae, ostracods, copepods and snails. Eggs measure 1.2-1.4 mm in diameter and hatch in about 9 days (Ref. 13498). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Costa, W.J.E.M., 2003. Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes). p. 549-554. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 50471)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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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). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.46 se; based on food items. |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |
Priskategori (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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