Jenynsia unitaenia Ghedotti & Weitzman, 1995
Onestriped livebearer
Jenynsia unitaenia
photo by GuimarĂ£es, T.F.R.

Family:  Anablepidae (Four-eyed fishes, onesided livebearers & white-eye), subfamily: Anablepinae
Max. size:  7.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: coastal rivers in Santa Catarina and northeastern Rio Grande do Sul States, Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal soft rays: 9-10. With a single midlateral stripe without associated dorsolateral or ventrolateral stripes or blotches; greater than 13 relatively long and slender gill rakers on ventral limb of first gill arch; and a slightly subterminal mouth.
Biology:  Found in streams.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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