Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Rivulidae

Genus: Anablepsoides

Species: Anablepsoides vieirai Nielsen, 2016

Climate Zone

Location

• South America: Brazil.

Biology

This species is found in spring that forms a Buritizal (wetland dominated by the buriti palm, Mauritia flexuosa). This source forms a small stream that flows through sugarcane field and is then dammed to create a small lagoon of crystalline water (Ref. 128688).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless