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All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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Scientific Name | Belonesox belizanus Kner, 1860 |
Common Names | Pike Killifish Hechtkaerpfling (Germany), Pike Livebearer, Pike Top-minnow |
Type Locality | Belize. |
Species Information | |
Size | 140mm or 5.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
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. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 40 (no. 10), pp 419, Pl. |
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. |
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Last Update | 2013 Dec 26 12:44 (species record created: 2011 Apr 13 08:30) |