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Cyprinodontidae
Orestias
Orestias cuvieri
Critically Endangered Fish from South American Waters
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Medium
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
MediumOrestias is a freshwater fish found around South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 27 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinodontidae
- Genus
- Orestias
- Maximum length
- 27 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and Peru. Reported to be extinct (Ref. 7301 ).
- Conservation status
- CRCritically Endangered
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
