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Orestias cuvieri Valenciennes, 1846 Orestias |
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MNHN |
| Family: | Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes), subfamily: Orestiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 27 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and Peru. Reported to be extinct (Ref. 7301). | |||
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| 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). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 10 January 2021 (D) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||