Hypsolebias gongobira

Hypsolebias gongobira Abrantes, Ramos, Bento & Lima, 2023

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Cynolebiinae
Etymology: gongobira: Name 'gongobira' after a divine entity of nature revered for its hunting and fishing skills, known from the candomblé of Angola and Congo.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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South America: Brazil.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137857)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 23; Anal soft rays: 21 - 24; Vertebrae: 28. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: number of longitudinal series scales 33; vertical grey bars on body side in males absent, visible in live specimens; reduced number of opaque white dots on body in males; number of neuromasts in preopercular series 15; transverse series scales 12; short filaments on anal fin in adult males; rows of scales in caudal peduncle series 14; four short black filaments at tip of dorsal and anal fins in males; pelvic fin rays 5; contact organs absent in lateral body and between pectoral-fin rays; number of dorsal-fin rays 22-23, and anal-fin rays 23-24, in males; sides of body light brownish grey in males; number of preopercular neuromasts 15; dark green caudal fin; opaque blue distal stripe on caudal fin; iridescent transverse scales in males present; head depth in males 68.2-86.8% HL; head width 53.7-62.2% HL; and snout length 16.2-26.2% HL (Ref. 137857).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Abrantes, Y.G., T.P.A. Ramos, D.D.M. Bento and S.M.Q. Lima, 2023. Molecular delimitation of the seasonal killifishes of the Hypsolebias antenori species group (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae), with description of two new species from the Caatinga coastal basins, northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 5389(5):545-562. (Ref. 137857)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈