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Name
Scientific name
Xenurolebias myersi
Described by
Authority Carvalho, Year 1971, Bracketed
Family
Rivulidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 12 credited
Summary
Simpsonichthys myersi is an annual killifish from minor coastal river basins in eastern Brazil, in Bahia and Espírito Santo states. Its ran…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
40mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 45 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–27°C, pH 5.5–7
Hardness
1–5dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Species tank only
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Brazil, Barra Seca, Doce, Itanhém, Itaúnas, Jucuruçu, Mucuri, São Mateus
Writing
Etymology
Simpsonichthys: named in honour of Charles J. Simpson from California, U.S.A., a friend of Antenor Leitão de Carvalho who described the genus in 1959, in combi…
Distribution
Known from a handful of minor river basins draining the eastern Brazilian coastal plains between the rio Jucuruçu, southern Bahia state, and rio Doce, Espírito…
Habitat
Inhabits ephemeral, shallow depressions, pools and swamps which are fed by rainwater and become completely dessicated during some months each year, typically b…
Aquarium size
Unless isolated temporarily for spawning purposes even a single pair should be offered an aquarium with base dimensions of 45 ∗ 30 cm or more.
Maintenance
A dark substrate should ideally be used, and a clump or two of floating vegetation seems to be appreciated by the fish and provide sub-dominant individuals a m…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
A natural micropredator meaning small live or frozen foods such as Daphnia, Artemia, whiteworm, mosquito larvae, etc., should form the basis of the diet. Adult…
Behaviour and compatibility
Best maintained in a species-specific arrangement with at least 2-3 females per male in order to dissipate aggression.
Sexual dimorphism
Males grow slightly larger than females and develop filamentous extensions on the dorsal and anal fins as they mature whereas females only develop relatively s…
Reproduction
When its natural habitats become dessicated during the dry season the adult fish die, leaving fertilised eggs, which have a thickened, drought-resistant outer …
Notes
This 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 …
References
References
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