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Rivulidae

Marbled pearlfish

Leptolebias marmoratus

  • White
  • Tropical
  • Coastal
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • South America
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Leptolebias marmoratus, the marbled pearlfish, annual tropical killifish or ginger pearlfish, is a species of killifish in the family Rivulidae. This threatened species is found in temporary channels within dense Atlantic rainforest, in the floodplains of rivers draining into the Baía de Guanabara, near the city of Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil. It reaches up to 3 cm (1.2 in) in total length.

Family
Rivulidae
Maximum length
3 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
South America: Atlantic coastal river basins in Brazil.
Conservation status
CRCritically Endangered

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