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Opal pearlfish (Leptolebias opalescens)
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Opal pearlfish (Leptolebias opalescens) specimen
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Rivulidae

Opal pearlfish

Leptolebias opalescens

Four Centimeters Rivulid Fish from the Brazilian Coast

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

Opal pearlfish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 4 cm.

Family
Rivulidae
Maximum length
4 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: Atlantic coastal river basin in Brazil.
Conservation status
CRCritically Endangered

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