Neofundulus parvipinnis, Costa, 1988
History

The type locality is A pool along the autoroute BR-364, 36 km. oeste de Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, Brasil.

The given name refers to the shorter dorsal fin and smaller anal fin than other members in the genus show.

(parvi = short, pinnis = fins)

  
Neofundulus parvipinnis. East of Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, Brasil. © Drawing is made and donated by Ruud H. Wildekamp, The Netherlands from his AKA publication "A World of Killies, Vol. 4." The material is being reprinted with permission of both, Ruud Wildekamp and the American Killifish Association. This diagram may not be copied or used on any other web site.
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Reproduction

Not known but assumed not to be different than other species in the genus Neofundulus. All other members of the genus that could be kept in aquaria did dive into the substratum. Eggs need at least 3 to 8 months or longer to develop.

  

 
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Variations
 
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Map
   
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Meristics

Max. size 6.0 cm.
Dorsal 12.3,
Anal 15.6,
D/A 5.5,
LL scale count (average)35.3
Pre- dorsal length to % SL – 72.5 %
Depth to % SL – 22.8 %

   
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Literature
Costa, W.J.E.M. 1988. Sistematica e Distribuicao de Genero Neofundulus (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae). Revta. Brasol Biol., 48 (1): 109, figs. 4-5.
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