Ten spotted live-bearer (Cnesterodon decemmaculatus) fish species and information / pictures of Ten spotted live-bearer - Cnesterodon decemmaculatus

Ten spotted live-bearer (Cnesterodon decemmaculatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cnesterodon decemmaculatus

Common Name
Ten spotted live-bearer

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10

Classification

Classified By
Jenyns, 1842
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines (Cyprinodontiformes)
Family
Poeciliids (Poeciliidae)

Distribution

Region
South America
Distribution
South America: lower Uruguay, Laguna dos Patos, Negro, and Salado River basins; western drainages of Argentina and small coastal drainages of Uruguay and Argentina.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Subtropical
Water Temperature From
17 °C
Water Temperature To
21 °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
benthopelagic
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; ; pH range: 7.5 - 82.0; dH range: 10 - 30 benthopelagic; non-migratory
Trophic Level
2.96 s.e. 0.36 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
False
Occurs in Brackish water
True
Occurs in Fresh Water
True
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
3.6 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (14 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated