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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801 |
| Common Name | Spotsided Livebearer |
| Type Locality | Suriname. |
| Synonym(s) | Molinesia fasciata, Neopoecilia holacanthus, Poecilia holacanthus, Poecilia schneideri, Poecilia surinamensis, Poecilia unimaculata |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 40mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Venezuela all along the coast to Rio de la Plata in Argentina. Introduced in Puerto Rico and Martinique. |
| 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 | M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae, pp 452, Pl. 86 (lower fig.) |
| 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. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up P. vivipara on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up P. vivipara on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:7.32.541.3318 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:02 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 05:51) |