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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Rivulinae
Etymology: geayi: The name is dedicated to M. Geay, who first discovered it (Ref. 27188).
Eponymy: Martin François Geay (1859–1910) was a pharmacist, natural history collector, and traveller. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Vaillant.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; non migrateur. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060)
South America: Atlantic coastal rivers and Amazon River basin.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 35237); common length : 4.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 27139)
Calm and timid. Typical species of wooded rivers where the current is slow and the bottom is covered with dead leaves. Sexual differentiation is possible at the age of two months (Ref. 27188). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139). Difficult to breed in the aquarium. Eggs measure 1.6 mm in diameter (Ref. 35237).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Eggs are of 1.6 mm diameter.
Costa, W.J.E.M., 2003. Rivulidae (South American Annual Fishes). p. 526-548. 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. 36579)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt; 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=0.00912 (0.00514 - 0.01618), b=3.14 (2.98 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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