Transferred from Simpsonichthys to Ophthalmolebias new genus (Costa 2010)

Colouration of live males. Side of body
golden, with 11-13 dark reddish brown bars greatly overlapped by pale golden to pale blue spots on scales, darker on caudal peduncle. Venter yellowish white. Side of head golden, margin of scales of posterolateral portion of head pinkish brown. Iris light yellow, with dark purplish brown bar. Dorsal fin light yellow with dark reddish brown spots, distal portion light blue with black margin. Anal fin light yellow with pale orangish brown spots; subdistal light blue stripe and distal black stripe. Caudal fin dark reddish brown with light yellow dots; light blue iridescence on posterior margin. Pectoral fin hyaline with light grey ventral margin. Pelvic fin light yellow with orangish brown spot on basal portion, pale blue on
middle, dark grey on tip.

This species seems not to difficult in reproduction and need only some extra attention during the first days as they need very small food as just hatched artemia or infusoria.

The way they spawn is, as most annual species do, by diving completely into the substratum.

This is best placed in a small jar or drinking glass at the bottom, filled with peat moss from at least the depth of the body length of the fishes.

After 5-6 weeks the fishes are capable to produce there first eggs if food was given sufficiently.

Remarks :

Max. size mm.
Dorsal .... in males, .... in females.
Anal .... in male, .... in females.
D/A -.,
LL scale .....
Pre- dorsal length to % SL. ..... %
Depth to % SL – ....... %

Costa, W.J.E.H., 2010. Simpsonichthys ilheusensis, a new seasonal killifish of the subgenus Opthalmolebias from northeastern Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes:Rivulidae) Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, vol 21, No.3 pp. 205-208, 1 fig., 1 tab., September 2010.

Costa, W. J. E. M. 2010. Historical biogeography of cynolebiasine annual killifishes inferred from dispersal-
vicariance analysis. Journal of Biogeography, 37: 1995-2004.

Costa, W. J. E. M. & S. M. Q. Lima. 2010. Simpsonichthys
ilheusensis, a new seasonal killifish of the subgenus
Ophthalmolebias from northeastern Brazil (Cyprinodontiformes:
Rivulidae). Ichthyological Exploration
of Freshwaters, 21: 205-208.

Costa, W. J. E. M. 2010. Ophthalmolebias ilheusensis, new combination, with additional notes on colour pattern of live males (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 301-302, 1 fig.