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| Scientific Name | Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863 |
| Common Name | Atlantic Molly |
| Type Locality | Orizaba, southern Mexico. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 110mm or 4.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | North and Central America: Rio San Juan, Mexico to Guatemala. At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| 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 Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften v. 48 (1. Abth.), pp 178 [17], Pl. 4 (figs. 1-1a) |
| 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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| Last Update | 2013 Nov 13 21:36 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 05:46) |