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Scientific Name Belonesox belizanus  Kner, 1860
Common Names Pike Killifish
Hechtkaerpfling (Germany), Pike Livebearer, Pike Top-minnow
Type Locality Belize.
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Size 140mm or 5.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution North and Central America: Laguna San Julian, northeast of Ciudad Veracruz in Mexico to Costa Rica. Southern Gulf of Mexico, southern Yucatan and along Central American coast south to Nicaragua. Introduced in freshwater in Florida.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 40 (no. 10), pp 419, Pl.
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Last Update 2013 Dec 26 12:44 (species record created: 2011 Apr 13 08:30)