Melanorivulus melanopterus

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Melanorivulus melanopterus Nielsen & Ohara, 2024

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Rivulinae
Etymology: melanopterus: Name 'melanopterus' from the Greek words 'melano' and 'pterus', meaning 'black' and 'fin', in reference to black band on caudal fin of the species.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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South America: Brazil.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 133464)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 13; Vertebrae: 30. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: pelvic fin and pelvic girdle absent or extremely reduced; black band on whole caudal-fin margin present in males, typically more conspicuous on dorsal and ventral portion; conspicuous, wide dark brown bars, oblique anteriorly and wide chevron-like marks posteriorly to middle of flank (Ref. 133464).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

The species was collected from a small, partially dammed clear-water stream (2.0-8.0 m wide, 0.3-2.5 m deep) with moderate flow, submerged vegetation, grassy banks, and a sand-mud substrate (Ref. 133464).

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Nielsen, D.T.B. and W.M. Ohara, 2024. A new restricted-range Melanorivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the upper rio Guaporé, Chapada dos Parecis, Brazil. Zootaxa 5496 (3):332-342. (Ref. 133464)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈