Austrolebias elongatus (Steindachner, 1881)

Description


Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Rivulidae

Genus: Austrolebias

Species: Austrolebias elongatus (Steindachner, 1881)

Climate Zone


  • Subtropical
  • Location


  • South America: Lower Paraná-La Plata River basin in Argentina.
  • Biology


    Bottom spawner, 6 months incubation. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

    Habitat


    benthopelagic