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Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Poecilia: Greek, poikilos = with a lot of colours (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Amos William Butler (1860–1937) was an American naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Jordan.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk; pH range: 7.0 - 7.8; dH range: 6 - 20; ej vandrande. Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 2059)
Central America: Mexico to Panama.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 50894); 8.0 cm TL (female)
Found in a wide variety of standing and flowing waters, but prefers those with dense algal growth and other aquatic vegetation.
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Produces 20 to 60 young after a gestation period of 28 days.
Wischnath, L., 1993. Atlas of livebearers of the world. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., United States of America. 336 p. (Ref. 26130)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Hot mot människor
Harmless
Mänskliga användningsområden
Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00660 - 0.02191), b=3.22 (3.06 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 2.5 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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