Author: (Brüning, 1929)
Remark: Commonly misidentified as <i>Aplocheilichthys macrophthalmus</i> in scientific literature (Ref. 81647).
Comments: Found in small rivers and brooks in the swampy primary and secondary rainforest on the coastal plains (Ref. 3788, 57259). It feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). It is not a seasonal killifish and very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).