Species:  Simpsonichthys constanciae
Description: Myers, 1942
Etymology: "Constance's Lyrefin"
References: Dr Lothar Seegers, Killifishes of the World: New World Killis, Aqualog Verlag pg 179
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Abstract: Part of the Simpsonichthys Carvalho species clade of South American killifishes that inhabit seasonal pools of central, N.E. and S.E. Brazil and N. Paraguay (Costa 1998, 2003). A member of the subclade, Simpsonichthys constanciae species group, that includes Simpsonichthys constanciae, Simpsonichthys bokermanni, Simpsonichthys perpendicularis and Simpsonichthys rosaceus.

Part of the Nematolebias group now considered to be a subgenus of Simpsonichthys (Costa, 2003).

Nematolebias subgenus:
Simpsonichthys bokermanni,
Simpsonichthys constanciae,
Simpsonichthys izecksohni,
Simpsonichthys myersi,
Simpsonichthys papilliferus,
Simpsonichthys perpendicularis,
Simpsonichthys rosaceus,
Simpsonichthys whitei.
Synonyms:
  • "Constance's Lyrefin"
  • "Feather Fin Pearlfish"
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    Size: 5 cm
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  • BJS 95/01
  • "Barra de São João" (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
  • "Cabo Frio" (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
  • "Rio das Ostras"
  • "Sao Paulo"
    • Breeding: They are bottom spawning annual fish.
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