Scientific Name
Orestias cuvieri

Common Name
Orestias

Biology
Lake dwelling carnivore feeding on plankton and microinvertebrates in the littoral zone; competing for food and space with Basilichthys bonariensis, an introduced species, which endangers it of extinction (Ref. 7301). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).

Classification

Classified By

Valenciennes, 1846

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines (Cyprinodontiformes)

Family

Pupfishes (Cyprinodontidae)

Distribution

Region

South America

Distribution

South America: Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and Peru. Reported to be extinct (Ref. 7301).

Range

15°S - 17°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory

Trophic Level

3.45 s.e. 0.41 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

27.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (60 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Data deficient (DD)