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Etymology: weitzmani: weiztmani is an eponym for Stanley H. Weiztman, in recognition of his many contributions to Neotropical ichthyology, particularly his work on the ichthyofauna of southern Brazil and the taxonomy of the genus Jenynsia.
Eponymy: Reverend Leonard Jenyns (1800–1893) was a clergyman and amateur naturalist. [...] Dr Stanley Howard Weitzman (1927–2017) was an American ichthyologist who was Research Scientist Emeritus, Division of Fishes, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian and a professor at George [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
South America: currently known only from its type locality in eastern Santa Catarina State, an unnamed tributary of the rio Pinheiros in the upper rio Tubarão drainage near Anitápolis, Brazil (Ref. 45800).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80013); 7.0 cm SL (female)
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 33. Possess a tubular gonopodium with shortened second, fourth and fifth anal fin rays, an enlarged seventh middle anal fin radial in males and females, and an elongate dorsoposterior process of the lacrimal. Branchiostegal rays: 5. Distinguished from other Plesiojenynsia by the following combination of characters: a single midlateral stripe without associated dorsolateral or ventrolateral stripes or blotches in adults; a terminal to slightly oblique mouth; fewer than 13 gillrakers; and absence of the first mandibular-canal pore.
Commonly found in upland rivers. Viviparous (Ref. 45800).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ghedotti, M.J., A.D. Meisner and P.H.F. Lucinda, 2001. New species of Jenynsia (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) from southern Brazil and its phylogenetic relationships. Copeia 2001(3):726-736. (Ref. 45800)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01175 (0.00494 - 0.02795), b=3.08 (2.87 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
