Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15; Vertebrae: 31 - 32. Possession of greenish blue bars on the ventrolateral portion of the posterior half of male body side; triangular dark gray suborbital mark; scales in the longitudinal series 31-32; anal fin rays 13-15; and absence of an ocellate spot on the caudal fin base in both sexes (Ref. 52503).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Rivulidae

Genus: Kryptolebias

Species: Kryptolebias brasiliensis (Valenciennes, 1821)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits clear water streams within forest at about 50 cm deep (Ref. 52503). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

Habitat

benthopelagic