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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Cynolebiinae
Etymology: Matilebias: Named for Dr. Matias Pandolfi; combination of his nickname 'Mati' and Greek 'lebias'; litzi: Named in honor of Thomas Litz.
Eponymy: Thomas Otto Litz (d: 1965) is a German aquarist and amateur ichthyologist with a particular interest and expertise in the freshwater fish of Argentina and Uruguay. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Costa.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57613); 3.1 cm SL (female)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Costa, W.J.E.M., 2006. The South American annual killifish genus Austrolebias (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae): phylogenetic relationships, descriptive morphology and taxonomic revision. Zootaxa 1213:1-162. (Ref. 57613)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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