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Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Rivulinae
Etymology: Aphyolebias: Greek, aphyes = sardine + see under Lebias.
More on authors: Costa, Sarmiento & Barrera.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Rio Mamore basin, Bolivian Amazon.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26654)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Found in a temporary swamp of seasonally flooded forest.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Costa, W.J.E.M., J. Sarmiento and S. Barrera, 1996. A new species of the annual fish genus Pterolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the Rio Mamore Basin, Bolivian Amazon. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 7(1):91-95. (Ref. 26654)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00661 (0.00312 - 0.01398), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |