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Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Heterandria: Greek, heteros = other + Greek, andros = male (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Girard.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού; Υφάλμυρο βενθοπελαγικό; pH range: 7.0 - 8.0; dH range: 9 - 19; μη μεταναστευτικό(ά). Tropical; 20°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672); 35°N - 25°N
North America: occurs only in the USA from Cape Fear River drainage in North Carolina to southern Louisiana.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm 1.1, range 1 - 1.4 cm
Max length : 3.6 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 5723); common length : 2.1 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 12193)
Adults inhabit heavily vegetated standing to slow-flowing fresh and brackish water. They feed on worms, crustaceans and plant matter (Ref. 7020). A truly viviparous fish (Ref. 45952).
A truly viviparous fish, embryo derives nearly all of its nourishment from the mother (Ref. 45952).
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00517 - 0.01933), b=3.09 (2.93 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.22 se; based on food items.
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (tm = 0.13; tmax = 0.33; Batch Fec = 1-7;).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).