Description

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Common Names

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Stjernehimmelfisk , Danish , Denmark

Black-finned pearl fish , English , USA

Blackfin pearl killifish , English , USA

Blackfin pearlfish , English , USA

Dwarf Argentine pearlfish , English , USA

Killifish , English , Uruguay

Kirju lõunalehvuim , Estonian , Estonia

Helmiviuhkapyrstö , Finnish , Finland

Mustaviuhkaevä , Finnish , Finland

Schwarzer Fächerfisch , German , Germany

黑鰭珠鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

黑鳍珠鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Wachlarek czarnopletwy , Polish , Poland

Tsinolebiya , Russian , Russia

Cinolebia , Spanish , Uruguay

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Rivulidae

Genus: Austrolebias

Species: Austrolebias nigripinnis (Regan, 1912)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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South America: Lower Paraná and Uruguay River basins.

Biology

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Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). Bottom spawner, 2-4 months incubation. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139).

Habitat

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benthopelagic