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| Scientific Name | Poecilia caucana (Steindachner, 1880) |
| Common Name | Cauca-Molly (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Río Cauca, Cáceres, Colombia. |
| Synonym(s) | Allopoecilia caucana, Girardinus caucanus, Hubbsichthys laurae, Mollienesia caucana, Mollienisia caucana |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 30mm or 1.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central and South America: Pacific drainage system from Darien, Panama to Rio Cauca, Colombia as well as in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. Known from the Catatumbo River. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| 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 | Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 42, pp 87 [35], Pl. 6 (figs. 4-5) |
| 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 P. caucana on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. caucana on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:7.32.541.3290 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:02 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 05:40) |