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All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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Scientific Name | Poecilia velifera (Regan, 1914) |
Common Names | Giant Sailfin Molly Yucatan Molly |
Type Locality | Progresso, Yucatán, Mexico. |
Species Information | |
Size | 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Central America: southeastern Mexico. |
IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable, 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 | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 13 (no. 75), pp 338 |
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 21:07 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 05:51) |