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Scientific Name Poeciliopsis prolifica  Miller, 1960
Common Name Blackstripe Livebearer
Type Locality Arroyo Sonolona, tributary to Río Culiacán, 18.5 miles by road east of Culiacán, Sinaloa, northwestern Mexico, 24°48'N, 107°08'W.
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Size 20mm or 0.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Central America: lower courses of Rio Yaqui in Sonora and along the coast to San Blas in Nayarit, Mexico.

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Reference Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan No. 619, pp 5, Pl. 2 C-D
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Last Update 2013 Dec 04 21:20 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 04:45)