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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Poecilia butleri Jordan, 1889 |
| Common Name | Pacific Molly |
| Type Locality | Río Presidio, near Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central America: Mexico to Panama. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| 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 | Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 11 (no. 719), pp 330 |
| 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. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up P. butleri on Fishbase |
 | Look up P. butleri on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. butleri on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:7.32.541.3288 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:02 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 05:40) |