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| Scientific Name | Poecilia vittata Guichenot, 1843 |
| Common Names | Cuban Limia Cuba-Kaerpfling (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Cuba [probably Havana]. |
| Pronunciation | vi tah tah |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 80mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central America: endemic to Cuba. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| 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 | Historia fisica, politica y natural de la isla de Cuba. Segunda parte. Historia natural. Tomo 4. Reptiles y peces, pp 224, Pl. 5 (fig. 1). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:7.32.541.3265 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:02 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 05:12) |