Klassifizierung / Names
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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes) > Orestiinae
Etymology: Orestias: After Orestes in the Greek mythology?.
Eponymy: Orestis or Orestes is a Greek name meaning “he who stands on the mountain”. [...] Baron Dr Johann Jakob von Tschudi (1818–1889) was a Swiss explorer, physician, diplomat, naturalist, hunter, anthropologist, cultural historian, language researcher and statesman. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Castelnau.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch; standorttreu. High altitude
South America: Lake Titicaca in Peru and Bolivia.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 27139)
Not a seasonal killifish. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Costa, W.J.E.M., 2003. Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes). p. 549-554. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 50471)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).