FB-61803 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61803 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Cnesterodon Cnesterodon omorgmatos Lucinda & Garavello, 2001 Usumacinta-molly Péten molly Usumacinta molly Mollienesia petenensis Günther, 1866 Poecilia kykensis Poeser, 2002 Poecilia petenensis (non Günther, 1866) 2004-09-02 2021-10-01 Wischnath, L.0 Atlas of livebearers of the world. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., United States of America. 336 p. (Ref. 26130) Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson0 Fishes of the continental waters of Belize. University Press of Florida, Florida. 311 p. (Ref. 30499) Miller, R.R.0 Checklist and key to the mollies of Mexico (Pisces: Poeciliidae: Poecilia, subgenus Mollienesia). Copeia 1983(3):817-822. (Ref. 35631) Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of January 2004. Database dump. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in January 2004. (Ref. 50838) Lucinda, P.H.F.0 Poeciliidae (Livebearers). p. 555-581. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brazil. (Ref. 50894) Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of March 2009. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in March 2009. (Ref. 80565) Poeser, F.N.0 Poecilia kykesis nom. nov., a new name for Mollienesia petenensis Günther, 1866, and redescription, revalidation and the designation of a lectotype for Poecilia petenensis Günther, 1866 (Teleostei: Poeciliidae). Contributions to Zoology 70(4):243-246. (Ref. 84929) Eifert, C., M. Farnworth, T. Schulz-Mirbach, R. Riesch, D. Bierbach, S. Klaus, A. Wurster, M. Tober, B. Streit, J.R. Indy, A. Arias-Rodriguez and M. Plath0 Brain size variation in extremophile fish: local adaptation vs. phenotypic plasticity. J. Zool. 295(2):143-153. (Ref. 118122) Nico, L. and M. Neilson0 Poecilia kykesis Poeser, 2002. U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. Revision Date: 11/14/2012, Peer Review Date: 11/14/2012, Access Date: 9/23/2021 (Ref. 125334) FB-GeneralDescr-61810 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2004-09-03 00:00:00 2021-09-23 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61810 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats This species is like other species in the Poecilia latipinna complex, which occurs in shallow, brackish to freshwater coastal areas such as tidal lagoons, lakes, creeks, and pools. It is also found across a range of turbidity (clear to muddy) and substrate types (mud, sand, clay) and is sometimes associated with submerged or emergent aquatic vegetation (Ref. 125334). Poeser, F.N. 2003 Poecilia kykesis nom. nov., a new name for Mollienesia petenensis Günther, 1866, and redescription, revalidation and the designation of a lectotype for Poecilia petenensis Günther, 1866 (Teleostei: Poeciliidae). Contributions to Zoology 70(4):243-246. (Ref. 84929) FB-DiagnosticDescr-61810 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-09-23 00:00:00 2021-09-23 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61810 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 12-16; A 9; lateral line scales 28-29; circumpendancular scales 20; no specific body pigmentation, except for the black margined scale; in adult males, the black margins can form spots, extending the rows of spots found on the caudal fin; caudal fin with a slightly produced lower margin (Ref. 84929). Poeser, F.N. 2003 Poecilia kykesis nom. nov., a new name for Mollienesia petenensis Günther, 1866, and redescription, revalidation and the designation of a lectotype for Poecilia petenensis Günther, 1866 (Teleostei: Poeciliidae). Contributions to Zoology 70(4):243-246. (Ref. 84929) FB-Morphology-61810 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-09-23 00:00:00 2021-09-23 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61810 Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 16; Analsoft rays: 9 Poeser, F.N. 2003 Poecilia kykesis nom. nov., a new name for Mollienesia petenensis Günther, 1866, and redescription, revalidation and the designation of a lectotype for Poecilia petenensis Günther, 1866 (Teleostei: Poeciliidae). Contributions to Zoology 70(4):243-246. (Ref. 84929) FB-Distribution-61810 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2004-09-03 00:00:00 2021-09-23 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61810 North Central America: Guatemala (from the tributary of Rio Usumacinta and nearby lakes, Péten) to Mexico (Yucatan Peninsula). Poeser, F.N. 2003 Poecilia kykesis nom. nov., a new name for Mollienesia petenensis Günther, 1866, and redescription, revalidation and the designation of a lectotype for Poecilia petenensis Günther, 1866 (Teleostei: Poeciliidae). Contributions to Zoology 70(4):243-246. (Ref. 84929) FB-Size-61810 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2004-09-03 00:00:00 2021-09-23 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61810 13.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 125334)); 10 cm SL (female) Nico, L. and M. Neilson 2021 Poecilia kykesis Poeser, 2002. U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. Revision Date: 11/14/2012, Peer Review Date: 11/14/2012, Access Date: 9/23/2021 (Ref. 125334) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-61810 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2004-09-03 00:00:00 2021-09-23 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=61810 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish