Splendid pearlfish
Leptolebias splendens
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An annual killifish from Brazil, from the Rio de Janeiro region. Vulnerable.
- Scientific name
- Leptolebias splendens
- Family
- Rivulidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Rivulidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Cynolebias splendens, Cynopoecilus sandrii, Cynopoecilus splendens, Gynopoecilus sandrii
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Annual (diapause eggs)
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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