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Austrolebias bagual Volcan, Lanés & Gonçalves, 2014

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Comments: Currently known only for type locality, in the Encruzilhada do Sul municipality; from a small temporary pond, altitude of 46 m, associated with the floodplain of the Arroio Abranjo, in the middle course of the Rio Camaquã basin, Laguna dos Patos system, in flat areas surrounded by hills in geomorphological units of the Crystalline Shield of the Rio Grande do Sul State (Ref. 118216).
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Main Ref: Volcan, M.V., L.E.K. Lanés and A.C. Gonçalves, 2014
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Rivulidae (Rivulines) > Cynolebiinae
Etymology: Austrolebias: Composed from Austro = the south + see under Lebias;  bagual: Bagual refers to an expression used by the Brazilian gaúcho (people living in Rio Grande do Sul State), means a non castrated horse as well as a synonym for being brave, courageous, fearless and audacious; refers to the species having unique adaptations for living in an extreme environment (pond dries up completely during some months of the year) and have been discovered in a remote and isolated area. A name in apposition (Ref. 118216).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: ? - 5.2.   Subtropical

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