Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae Poeciliids
Subfamily: Poeciliinae
Genus: Heterandria

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Max. Length 7 cm

 
Heterandria attenuata
[Yalicar toothcarp]

Photo by Slaboch, R.

North America
Max. Length 3.6 cm TL
Heterandria formosa (Girard, 1859)

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Heterandria formosa
[Least killifish]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Heterandria tuxtlaensis McEachran & Dewitt, 2008

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Heterandria tuxtlaensis
[Livebearing fish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Heterandria attenuata Yalicar toothcarp Central America 7 1979
Heterandria formosa Least killifish North America 3.6 TL 1859
Heterandria tuxtlaensis Livebearing fish South America 7.2 SL 2008



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