| Family: |
Poeciliidae (Poeciliids), subfamily: Tomeurinae |
| Max. size: |
3.3 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; freshwater; pH range: 7.5 - 8.5; dH range: 20, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
South America: small coastal drainages of the Venezuelan departments Delta Amacuro, Monagas, Territorio Federal and in Brazilian states of Amapá and Pará; Guamá and Tocantins River basins; Cuyuni, Mazaruni, Essequibo and Corantijn River basins. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Lives in schools of about several dozen individuals, in muddy creeks or along the sandy-muddy edge of shallow estuarine zones. Sometimes stays motionless at the surface and prefers to seek shelter beneath floating plants. Fertilization is internal (Ref. 35237). Several days after fertilization, females lay eggs individually on aquatic plants. 7 cm male 8 cm female max TL (Ref. 026130, needs confirmation). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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