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| Scientific Name | Poecilia parae Eigenmann, 1894 |
| Common Name | Para-Molly (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Ditches of Rua das Mongubas of Pará, Brazil. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 30mm or 1.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Guyana to the Amazon River delta. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Livebearers with internal fertilisation and mother carrying the babies until they are ready to be released as little copies of the parents. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences v. 7 (art. 5), pp 628. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up P. parae on Fishbase |
 | Look up P. parae on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. parae on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
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| Last Update | 2020 Oct 27 15:45 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 05:25) |