Rivulus insulaepinorum de la Cruz & Dubitsky, 1976
Isle of Pines rivulus

Family:  Rivulidae (Rivulines), subfamily: Rivulinae
Max. size:  6 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater, non-migratory
Distribution:  Central America: known only from Isle of Pines, Cuba.
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Biology:  Inhabits permanent and temporary waters, preferring clear water without much aquatic vegetation and frequenting bottoms of small stones or course sand. Hides in the substrate, often staying for considerable periods of time. Largest adults were taken from small puddles in rice fields that had dried up after irrigation was suspended. Associates with Gambusia punctata, G. puncticulata and Cichlasoma tetracanthus (Ref. 13498). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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