Poeciliopsis latidens, Lowland livebearer

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Poeciliopsis latidens (Garman, 1895)

Lowland livebearer
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Poeciliopsis: Greek, poikilos = with a lot of colours + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Garman.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; pH range: ? - 8.0; dH range: ? - 2.2999999523163. Tropical; 24°C - 30°C (Ref. 26130)

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Central America: Rio del Fuerte to San Blas in Nayarit, Mexico.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26130); 5.0 cm (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found mainly in brackish and salt water, but also occasionally in fresh water.

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Produces 10 to 25 young after a gestation period of 28 days.

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Wischnath, L., 1993. Atlas of livebearers of the world. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., United States of America. 336 p. (Ref. 26130)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Near Threatened (NT) (B1b(iii)+2b(iii)); Date assessed: 03 December 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

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