Species:  Simpsonichthys whitei
Description: Myers, 1942
Etymology: Lt.-Col. White's Pearlfish
References: Dr Lothar Seegers, Killifishes of the World: New World Killis, Aqualog Verlag pg 187-189
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Abstract: 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:
  • Cynolebias whitei
  • Nematolebias whitei
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    Size: Males 6 - 7.5 cm, females 4 - 5 cm
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    Populations:
  • "Albino"
  • "Barra de São João" (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
  • "Cabo Frio" (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
  • "Piratiniga"
  • "Red aquarium strain"
    • Breeding: They are bottom spawning annual fish.
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