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Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes) > Orestiinae
Etymology: Orestias: After Orestes in the Greek mythology?.
Eponymy: Orestis or Orestes is a Greek name meaning “he who stands on the mountain”. [...] Jean Louis Rudolphe Agassiz (1807–1873) was a Swiss-American geologist, glaciologist and zoologist whose speciality was ichthyology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Valenciennes.
Taxonomic Remarks
Correct spelling for the species requires further investigation. See nomenclatural details in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Oct. 2012: Ref. 92135).
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch; standvastig. High altitude
South America: Andean lakes of southeastern Peru, eastern Bolivia and northern Chile, including Lake Titicaca and the upper Amazon River basins.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 137577)
Not a seasonal killifish. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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 op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Assuming tm<1 and Fec<1000). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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Voedingsstoffen (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 383 [142, 863] mg/100g; Iron = 1.81 [0.90, 3.24] mg/100g; Protein = 16.7 [15.5, 18.0] %; Omega3 = 0.272 [0.093, 0.765] g/100g; Selenium = 33.5 [12.1, 92.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 104 [34, 289] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.8 [2.5, 5.7] mg/100g (wet weight); |