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| Scientific Name | Poecilia teresae Greenfield, 1990 |
| Common Name | Mountain Molly |
| Type Locality | Macal River on Mountain Pine Ridge, tributary of eastern branch of Belize River, Belize, 16°52'N, 89°01'W. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 50mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central America: Belize. Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered, 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 | Copeia 1990 (no. 2), pp 449, Fig. 1 |
| 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 12 21:24 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 05:50) |