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Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863

Shortfin molly
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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in rivers. Also Ref. 1739, 13246.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Marquet, G., 1993
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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Poecilia: Greek, poikilos = with a lot of colours (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Steindachner.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce; salmastro benthopelagico; pH range: 7.0 - 7.5; dH range: 20 - 30; non migratori.   Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468); 19°N - 14°N

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

North and Central America: Rio San Juan, Mexico to Guatemala. At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 30499); common length : 4.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 12193)

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Occurs in warm springs and their effluents, canals and weedy ditches, and stream pools (Ref. 5723). Food is mainly detritus (Ref. 36880). Some populations in caves (Ref. 27297).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

28 days after fertilization female gives birth to 30-80 young. Sexual maturity is reached after 7-12 months (Ref. 2060).

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Proudlove, G.S., 1997. A synopsis of the hypogean fishes of the world. p. 351-354. In Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of Speleology, La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland. vol. 3. (Ref. 27297)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 March 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Potential pest (Ref. 1982)




Human uses

Pesca: di nessun interesse; Acquario: Commerciale; esca: occasionally
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00646 - 0.01697), b=3.11 (2.98 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.0   ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).