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| Scientific Name | Belonesox belizanus Kner, 1860 |
| Common Names | Pike Killifish Hechtkaerpfling (Germany), Pike Livebearer, Pike Top-minnow |
| Type Locality | Belize. |
| Synonym(s) | Belonesox belizanus maxillosus, Belonesox maxillosus |
| 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. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up B. belizanus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up B. belizanus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:7.32.514.3105 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:01 (species record created: 2011 Apr 13 08:30) |