[2] 44 specimens hatched at 22 degrees Celsius had a mean life span of 11 to 11 1/2 months.

The February 1965 study concluded that annual fish live short lives and that if Cynolebias species are at 16 degrees Celsius, the fish have decreased aging.

[3] Another experiment showed that Cynolebias elongatus, Cynolebias wolterstoffi, and this species can have a longer life span if their body temperature is lowered 3 to 5 degrees.

The scientists came to this result by putting different specimens in different temperatures to show a survival rate.

[5] The specific name honours the German-born Brazilian artist Alfred Adloff, who discovered it.