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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. |
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Species Information | |
| Size | 50mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
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| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered , a distribution map 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 |
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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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:7.32.541.3315 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:31 pm) |



