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Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Rivulinae
Etymology: Neofundulus: Greek, neos = new + Latin, fundus = bottom; a peculiar name for a topminnow, coined for a bottom species of Atlantic coast being "the abode of the fundulus mudfish" (Ref. 45335); aureomaculatus: Name from the From the Latin aureomaculatus, meaning with golden spots, in reference to the presence of numerous golden spots on the flank in males.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical
South America: Aquidauana river drainage in Brazil.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.7 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 101435); 5.3 cm SL (female)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 13 - 15; Raggi anali molli: 14 - 16; Vertebre: 34 - 36.
Found in small and shallow temporary pools about 30 m in its larger length and about 0.5 m depth in deepest places. Collected close to margins, under dense aquatic and amphibious vegetation (Ref. 101435).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Costa, W.J.E.M., 2015. Taxonomy of the seasonal killifish genus Neofundulus in the Brazilian Pantanal (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). Vert. Zool. 65(1):15-25. (Ref. 101435)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).