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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Kryptolebiatinae
Etymology: gracilis: The specific name gracilis (tenuous, small) is in reference to the small size of this psecies, the largest recorded specimen reaching about half the length of its congeners.
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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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South America: Mato Grosso River drainage, Saquarema Lagoon basin in southeastern Brazil.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 72398)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13; Vertebrae: 31. Anal fin with 11-13 rays; scales on the longitudinal series 29-30; caudal fin acuminate in males; mandibular neuromasts 4 +2; jaw length 19.5-23.5% of HL; dorsal portion of pectoral-fin base with dark grey spot; flank dark brown with horizontal rows of greenish blue spots on anterior portion and metallic blue bars on posterior portion in males, dark brown stripe on isthmus in males, dark brown and white alternating short bars on basal portion of anal fin in males and horizontal rows of pale golden to pale blue spots on flank in females (Ref. 72398).

Found in creeks and swamps in open vegetation areas, in shallow water (about 5-10 cm deep), both in clear and tea colored water (Ref. 72398). Feeds mainly on ostracods and terrestrial arthropods, but also takes copepods and decapods (Ref. 72398).

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Costa, W.J.E.M., 2007. Kryptolebias gracilis n. sp. (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): a new killifish from the Saquarema Lagoon basin, southeastern Brazil. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 13(1):7-12. (Ref. 72398)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Critically Endangered (CR) (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv)); Date assessed: 07 November 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5039 [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

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Kryptolebias gracilis Costa, 2007