Home›Where they come from›MucuriRiverMucuriOne profile names the Mucuri. That is what has been written, not what lives there.Species1Families1Photographed1 of 1Difficulty rated1 of 1BasinMucuri basinThat fish is also recorded fromBarra SecaDoceItanhémItaúnasJucuruçuSão MateusRuns 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
