Home›Where they come from›JucuruçU basinBasinJucuruçU basinOne river is recorded in the JucuruçU basin, with 1 profile.Species1Rivers1Photographed1 of 1Difficulty rated1 of 1Rivers in this basinspecies recorded from eachJucuruçu1 speciesRuns throughBrazilSimpsonichthys myersiRivulidae · de Carvalho, 1971Max length40mm SL1.6in SLTank45 × 30cm18 × 12inTemp20–27°C68–81°FpH5.5–7.0This species has a somewhat confusing taxonomic history and it remains unclear whether it is conspecific with S. izecksohni (Da Cruz, 1983) or not. The latter is considered to represent a synonym of S. myersi by Costa (2007), but the majority of authors do not follow the conclusions of that study (see below) and continue to view both as valid.Moderate
