Cynolebias bellottii (Argentina pearl cynolebias)

Green and bluish gray body, the fins have kinds of white pearls.

The Bellottii cynolebias is a freshwater fish from South America. It is up to the Rivulidae family, a family of fish from the neotropical region, which also includes species such as the-trolling fish and fish-drips. The Bellottii cynolebias is a small fish, generally measuring between 2.5 and 3.5 cm in total length. It has an elongated body and compressed laterally, with a rounded head and a mouth fitted with pointed teeth. Its color varies from gray to dark brown, with dark spots dispersed on the body and fins.

Cynolebias Bellottii is mainly a freshwater fish, but it can also live in temporarily flooded environments. It feeds mainly on aquatic insects and small crustaceans. It is often found in shallow aquatic environments, such as the marshes and ponds, where it hides among aquatic plants to protect itself from predators.

Cynolebias Bellottii is an oviparous fish, that is to say that it lays eggs rather than giving birth to young. Females can lay up to 60 eggs at a time, which are fixed to aquatic plants for maturation.

More colorful males.

Lays in peat. Drawing of eggs that hatch after 3 months of incubation.