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| Scientific Name | Poecilia gillii (Kner, 1863) |
| Common Name | Gill's Molly (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Río Chagres, Panama. |
| Synonym(s) | Poecilia tenius, Xiphophorus gillii |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 60mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central and South America: Atlantic drainage from Guatemala to the Río Térraba, Costa Rica. Río Grande, Coclé Province to the Río Bayano, Panama. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , 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 | Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 1863, v. 2, pp 224, "Fig. 9" (unpublished) |
| 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 | |
 | Look up P. gillii on Fishbase |
 | Look up P. gillii on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. gillii on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:7.32.541.3296 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:02 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 05:43) |