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Scientific Name | Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821) |
Common Name | Sailfin Molly |
Type Locality | Freshwater ponds in the vicinity of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. |
Species Information | |
Size | 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | North America: Cape Fear drainage in North Carolina, USA to Veracruz, Mexico. Introduced to many countries. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction. Gulf of Mexico. |
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 | Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 2 (pt 1), pp 3, Pl. 3 |
Registered Keepers | There are 3 registered keepers, view all "my fish" data. |
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. |
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Last Update | 2020 Apr 25 00:33 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 05:44) |