Orestias (Orestias cuvieri)

Scientific name: Orestias cuvieri Valenciennes, 1846

Orestias (Orestias cuvieri)

The Orestias (Orestias cuvieri) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinodontidae. Native range: South America, Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and Peru. Reported to be extinct.

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. Not a seasonal killifish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Orestias cuvieri
Family
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)
Order
Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
27.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and Peru. Reported to be extinct.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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