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Kryptolebias marmoratus (Rivulus; Matanzas rivulus; Mangrove rivulus)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The mangrove killifish or mangrove rivulus, Kryptolebias marmoratus (formerly Rivulus marmoratus), is a species of fish in the Rivulidae family. It lives along the east coast of North, Central and South America, from Florida to Brazil. It is about 75 mm long.
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  1.968 inches (5 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Pelagophils
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  100
Maximum Longevity [1]  5 years
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  3 months 20 days

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Everglades and Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve   Florida, United States  
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary IV 2387149 Florida, United States

Prey / Diet

Deinocerites cancer (crabhole mosquito)[3]

Predators

Mycteria americana (Wood Stork)[4]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 3Deinocerites cancer Theobald (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae), George F. O'Meara, University of Florida, May 2000. Latest revision: June 2014
♦ 4Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0