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Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes) > Orestiinae
Etymology: Orestias: After Orestes in the Greek mythology?.
Eponymy: Orestis or Orestes is a Greek name meaning “he who stands on the mountain”. [...] Jean Louis Rudolphe Agassiz (1807–1873) was a Swiss-American geologist, glaciologist and zoologist whose speciality was ichthyology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Valenciennes.
Taxonomic Remarks
Correct spelling for the species requires further investigation. See nomenclatural details in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Oct. 2012: Ref. 92135).
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; non migrateur. High altitude
South America: Andean lakes of southeastern Peru, eastern Bolivia and northern Chile, including Lake Titicaca and the upper Amazon River basins.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 137577)
Not a seasonal killifish. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Costa, W.J.E.M., 2003. Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes). p. 549-554. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 50471)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Assuming tm<1 and Fec<1000).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 383 [142, 863] mg/100g; Iron = 1.81 [0.90, 3.24] mg/100g; Protein = 16.7 [15.5, 18.0] %; Omega3 = 0.272 [0.093, 0.765] g/100g; Selenium = 33.5 [12.1, 92.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 104 [34, 289] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.8 [2.5, 5.7] mg/100g (wet weight);