| Family: |
Poeciliidae (Poeciliids), subfamily: Poeciliinae |
| Max. size: |
7.8 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 6.5 g |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; pH range: 7 - 8.19999980926514; dH range: 10 - 40, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
America: between Suriname and Brazil (not the Atlantic area South of the Laguna dos
Patos basin in Brazil); introduced to the Caribbean. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-8; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 7-9 |
| Biology: |
Widespread in mildly brackish water in canals and drainage ditches at the edges of swamps, but rarely found in freshwater. Feeds on mosquito larvae and has at times been used for control in ponds and reservoirs (Ref. 35237). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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