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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Rivulinae
Etymology: kenwoodi: Named after the discoverer's father, Kenwood Perkins, in recognition to the support provided to his son while studying species diversity and conservation in Peru.
Eponymy: Kenwood Perkins was the father of Brian Perkins, an aquarist who collected the holotype. The fish was named in Kenwood’s memory for support he provided to his son while Brian was studying in Peru. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 130458). Tropical
South America: Peru.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130458); 3.7 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal soft rays: 17. The males of this species are distinguished from its congeners by having an elliptical caudal fin with brown oblique stripes, and a broad yellow stripe on the ventral portion that lacks a black marginal stripe; further differs with flank light blue with oblique red dots, with dots on pectoral fin, no black humeral blotch and distal black stripe on anal fin (Ref. 130458).
All specimens were collected from a single small, shallow (about 5-8 cm deep) temporary pool, with leaf and mud substratum, and it is adjacent to and subject to seasonal inundation by a small stream. The water was dark brown with temperature approximately 24°C and with a pH of 6.8. Other fishes present were Apistogramma rubrolineata and Hoplosternum thoracatum (Ref. 130458).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Valdesalici, S., 2016. Moema kenwoodi: a new annual killifish from the Madre de Dios river drainage, Peruvian Amazon (Teleostei: Rivulidae). Journal of the American Killifish Association 48(3):66-72. (Ref. 130458)
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 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00661 (0.00305 - 0.01429), b=3.10 (2.91 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±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).
