Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal soft rays: 10. Distinguished by the following combination of characters: distinct, horizontal, dash-shaped markings on sides, one to three scales in length, forming four or five irregular rows; distinct, rounded spot on dorsal pectoral-fin base; absence of distinct swelling between urogenital opening and anterior base of anal fin in females.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Anablepidae

Genus: Jenynsia

Species: Jenynsia sanctaecatarinae Ghedotti & Weitzman, 1996

Climate Zone

Biology

Inhabit streams.

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Endangered

Threat to Humans

Harmless