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Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863

Shortfin molly
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Tahiti country information

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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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | 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 पारिस्थितिकी

; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल; खारा बेनथोपिलाजिक; pH range: 7.0 - 7.5; dH range: 20 - 30; गैर प्रवासी.   Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468); 19°N - 14°N

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | Point map | भूमिका | Faunafri

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

आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 30499); common length : 4.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 12193)

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ 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 परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा

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 | संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

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

मात्स्यिकी: कोई रुचि बग़ैर; जलजीवालय: व्यापारिक; ठहराव / प्रलोभन: occasionally
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आम नाम
उपशब्द
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परभक्षी
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पुनरुत्पत्ति
परिपक्व अवधि
मछलीऔ का अंडे देना
Fecundity
अंडे
Egg development
Age/Size
बाढ़
Length-weight
Length-length
Length-frequencies
मौरफोमैटरिक्स
आकृति विज्ञान
लार्वा
लारवल गतिकी
भर्ती
बहुतायत
संदर्भ
जलीयकृषि
जलीयकृषि रूपरेखा
खींच
आनुवंशिकी
Electrophoreses
हैरेटिबिलटी
बीमारी
प्रक्रमण
Mass conversion
सहयोगीयो
तस्वीरे
Stamps, Coins Misc.
ध्वनि
सिगुयटिरा
रफ्तार
तैरने के प्रकार
गिल क्षेत्र
Otoliths
दिमाग
दृष्टि

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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.
लौटाव (Ref. 120179):  माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).