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Poeciliopsis latidens (Garman, 1895)
LOWLAND LIVEBEARER
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Poeciliopsis latidens
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Poeciliopsis latidens
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Overview
Main identification features
  • dorsal fin i,6, base yellow
  • tail fin base yellow
  • flank: 6-8 short black bars and spots
Moderately elongate, compressed; head small, flattened above, snout short, blunt, rounded; eye large, longer than snout; mouth rather wide; outer jaw teeth chisel shaped, hooked and strong, inner teeth in bands, commonly expanded near tip. dorsal I,7; anal II,8; tail rounded to straight; scales large, smooth, 28-30 along mid-side.

Yellow brown, darker on back; opercle and belly silvery; a series of 6-8 short black bars and spots along the upper flank; sometimes round dark spots on lower body; a dark line along underside of tail base from anal fin to tail fin; base of dorsal and tail fins yellowish, rest of fins clear.

Size: grows to 5 cm in both sexes.

Habitat: freshwater streams and brackish lagoons

Depth: 0-2 m.

Eastern Gulf of California – Sonora to Nayarit.


Attributes
Abundance: Common.
Cites: Not listed.
Climate Zone: Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos).
Depth Range Max: 2 m.
Depth Range Min: 0 m.
Diet: zooplankton; Insects; detritus.
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=28; Southern limit=23; Western limit=-111; Eastern limit=-106; Latitudinal range=5; Longitudinal range=5.
Egg Type: Live birth; No pelagic larva; No pelagic phase.
Feeding Group: Carnivore; Planktivore; Detritivore.
FishBase Habitat: Bentho-Pelagic.
Global Endemism: East Pacific endemic; Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; All species.
Habitat: Estuary; Freshwater; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Soft bottom only.
Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only.
IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed.
Length Max: 5 cm.
Regional Endemism: TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; Cortez + Mexican provinces endemic; Continent only; Continent; All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Brackish; Freshwater; Non Marine.
Water Column Position: Surface; Mid Water; Bottom;


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References
  • Garman, S., 1895., The cyprinodonts., Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., 19 (pt 1):1-179.
  • Wischnath, L., 1993., Atlas of livebearers of the world., T.F.H. Publications:336pp.

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Poeciliopsis latidens, Lowland livebearer
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Poeciliopsis latidens ( Garman , 1895 )

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Poeciliopsis: Greek, poikilos = with a lot of colours + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335 ) .
More on author: Garman .

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-neritic; pH range: ? - 8.0; dH range: ? - 2.2999999523163. Tropical; 24°C - 30°C (Ref. 26130 )

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Central America: Rio del Fuerte to San Blas in Nayarit, Mexico.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26130 ); 5.0 cm (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found mainly in brackish and salt water, but also occasionally in fresh water.

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Produces 10 to 25 young after a gestation period of 28 days.

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Wischnath, L. , 1993. Atlas of livebearers of the world. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., United States of America. 336 p. (Ref. 26130 )

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )

  Near Threatened (NT)  (B1b(iii)+2b(iii)); Date assessed: 03 December 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361 )

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00344 - 0.03497), b=3.08 (2.83 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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