Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes) > Orestiinae
Etymology: Orestias: After Orestes in the Greek mythology?; piacotensis: Named for its type locality, Laguna Piacota, the only place where it is found..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
South America: Chile.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57710)
A mid-water fish that feeds mainly on plankton (boechellid copepods and microalgae (Ref. 57710).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Vila, I., 2006. A new species of killifish in the genus Orestias (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae) from the southern high Andes, Chile. Copeia 2006(3):472-477. (Ref. 57710)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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