| Family: |
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes), subfamily: Orestiinae |
| Max. size: |
27 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
South America: Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and Peru. Reported to be extinct (Ref. 7301). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Lake dwelling carnivore feeding on plankton and microinvertebrates in the littoral zone; competing for food and space with Basilichthys bonariensis, an introduced species, which endangers it of extinction (Ref. 7301). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 01 August 1996 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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