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| Scientific Name | Poecilia melanonotata (Nichols & Myers, 1923) |
| Common Name | Blackbanded Limia |
| Type Locality | Las Lagas [Lajas], on Étang Saumâtre, San Domingo [Haiti, West Indies]. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 50mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central America: endemic to Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic). |
| 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 | American Museum Novitates No. 79, pp 1 |
| 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. |
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| Last Update | 2019 Oct 22 10:15 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 05:08) |