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Limia vittata in Hawaii (USA)
Cuban limia

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Limia vittata   (Guichenot, 1853)
Family:	Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) , subfamily: Poeciliinae			picture (Livit_u0.jpg) by Slaboch, R.
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes  (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Cuban limia
Max. size:	8.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 37198); 10 cm TL (female)
Environment:	demersal; non-migratory; pH range: 7.5 - 8.19999980926514; dH range: 25 - 30
Climate:	tropical; 18 - 24°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm=0.66)
Distribution:	Central America: endemic to Cuba.
Diagnosis:	Blue-gray back, silvery sides and a white belly; scales edged with black producing a "fishnet" pattern on the sides; females with a yellow patch near the vent; male's dorsal fin and tail usually yellow-orange with blue black speckles; females with colorless fins and growing to more than double the size of males (Ref. 44091).
Biology:	Inhabits streams, lakes, estuaries, coastal lagoons and mangrove swamps. Feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter (Ref. 7020). Often found in the company of sailfin molly and mosquitofish (Ref. 4409)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Lee, D.S., S.P. Platania and G.H. Burgess. 1983. (Ref. 13498)
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Hawaii (USA) country information
Common names:	Cuban molly, Cuban topminnow, Tabai		Ref:  Yamamoto, M.N. and A.W. Tagawa, 2000
Status:	introduced		Ref:  Yamamoto, M.N. and A.W. Tagawa, 2000
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from O'ahu (Ref. 58302). In the 1960's this species used to be widespread in streams throughout Honolulu, including Moanalua, Kapâlama Canal, Nu'uanu and Mânoa Streams; can be extremely abundant where it occurs; the predominant species in the ponds and canals draining the Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu (Ref. 44091).
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Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Yamamoto, M.N., 1992
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	Checked:  Yamamoto, Mike N.	Modified:  Ortañez, Auda Kareen	Entered:  Welcomme, Robin L.

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