Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Rivulidae

Genus: Anablepsoides

Species: Anablepsoides hartii (Boulenger, 1890)

Climate Zone

Location

• South America: Caribbean coastal river basins.

Biology

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Occurs at the foot of waterfalls, in swamps, streams and ponds (Ref. 11225). Eaten in its native range and exported for the ornamental trade (Ref. 4537). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139). Has been observed to hunt insects from overhanging vegetation by jumping out of the water; has also been observed to travel on land and feed on insects in wet weather (Ref. 43279). Oviparous (Ref. 205).

Habitat

brackish

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless