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| Scientific Name | Poecilia scalpridens (Garman, 1895) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Santarém, Amazon basin, Brazil [Obidos; Santarém; Tapajos; Villa Bella; and Trombetas, Amazon River basin]. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 20mm or 0.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazonas Basin, Santarem, Obidos, Rio Tapajos, Rio Trombetas, Para, Villa Bella and Mato Grosso, Brazil. |
| 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 | Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 19 (pt 1), pp 45, Pls. 5 (fig. 12), 8 (fig. 17) |
| 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:7.32.541.3278 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:02 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 05:32) |