Species:  Aphyolebias peruensis
Description: Meyers, 1954
Etymology: "Peruvian Longfin"
References: Société Francaise d'Ichtyologie,
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. 190
Dr Lothar Seegers, Killifishes of the World: New World Killis, Aqualog Verlag pg 86
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Abstract:  
Synonyms:
  • "Peruvian Longfin"
  • Pterolebias peruensis
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    Type Locality: Yarina Cocha, Province of Ucayali, Peru
    Distribution: Central Peru
    Biotope:  
    Size: Males 7 - 8 cm, females 6 - 7 cm
    Characteristics: Cigar-shaped body.
    Variations:  
    History:
  • Description (Myers, 1954)
  • Pterolebias peruensis Axelrod & Schultz (1955):446
  • Hoedeman (1956):637
  • McInerny & Gerard (1966):307
  • Axelrod et al. (1967):496
  • Terceira (1974):67
  • van Ramshorst (1977):302
  • Lazara (1984):127
  • Axelrod et al. (1989):273
  • Sterba (1990):505
  • Baensch & Riehl (1997):566
  • Aphyolebias genus (Costa, 1998)
  • Seegers (2000):86;
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    Gallery:  
    Populations:
  • "Santa Anna Nanay" (Brazil)
  • "Yarina Cocha"
    • Breeding: Tank size 20L or more. Keep in soft, neutral water at a temperature of 24 - 27ºC. Exclusively bottom spawners, plower. Not aggressive when given enough space. Some eggs often lie dormant so re-wetting is recommended. They are not easy to breed needing patience and the egg development is very slow and variable.
    Incubation: [21 - 24ºC] 5 - 8 months
    [24 - 27ºC] 14 weeks
    Egg Diameter: 1.5 mm
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