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All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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Scientific Name | Poecilia picta Regan, 1913 |
Common Names | Swamp Guppy Schwarzer Picta (Germany) |
Type Locality | Demerara River, Guyana. |
Species Information | |
Size | 30mm or 1.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Central and South America: Trinidad to the Amazon River delta. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
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 | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 4) (art. 58), pp 1007, Pl. 100 (fig. 1-2); Fig.173a. |
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 Aug 08 07:06 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 05:25) |