Argentinean Pearlfish (Austrolebias bellottii): facts, sounds & photos

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Argentinean Pearlfish (Austrolebias bellottii) lives in river basins across Argentina, Uruguay. It feeds on not documented. Its conservation status is Near Threatened.

Fascinating facts about the Argentinean Pearlfish

The Argentine pearlfish occurs in the basins of the Paraná and Uruguay Rivers in Argentina and Uruguay.
Franz Steindachner first described this fish in 1881, naming it after Italian biologist Cristoforo Bellotti, whose museum collection in Milan supplied the very specimens that defined the species.
Austrolebias bellottii is the type species of the genus Austrolebias.

At a glance

RangeArgentina, Uruguay

Habitatriver basins

DietNot documented

About the Argentinean Pearlfish

The Argentine pearlfish, Austrolebias bellottii, occurs in the basins of the Paraná River and Uruguay River in Argentina and Uruguay. It was first described in 1881 by Austrian ichthyologist Franz Steindachner as Cynolebias bellottii, and the specific name honours Italian biologist and paleontologist Cristoforo Bellotti (1823–1919). It is the type species of the genus Austrolebias.

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