Pterolebias zonatus
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A killifish from the Orinoco basin in Venezuela, from open, sunlit waters. It reaches 10 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Pterolebias zonatus
- Family
- Rivulidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Rivulidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Gnatholebias zonatus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 18–23 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–8 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 10 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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