Opal pearlfish
Leptolebias opalescens
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An annual killifish from Brazil, from the state of Rio de Janeiro. Vulnerable.
- Scientific name
- Leptolebias opalescens
- Family
- Rivulidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Rivulidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Cynolebias nanus, Cynolebias opalescens, Cynopoecilus fluminensis, Cynopoecilus nanus, Cynopoecilus opalescens, Leptolebias fluminensis
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Annual (diapause eggs)
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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