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Cyprinodontidae
andean killifish
Orestias empyraeus
Cyprinodontid Fish from the Amazon Basin
- Tropical
- Upper river
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Smallandean killifish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 10 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinodontidae
- Genus
- Orestias
- Maximum length
- 10 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Junin Lake and upper Amazon River basin in Peru.
- Conservation status
- NTNear Threatened
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
