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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Poecilia melanogaster Günther, 1866 |
| Common Names | Black-bellied Limia Dreifarbiger Jamaica-Kaerpfling (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Jamaica or North America [probably Kingston, Jamaica]. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 40mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central America: endemic to Jamaica. |
| 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 | Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6, pp 345 |
| 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. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:7.32.541.3254 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:02 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 05:08) |