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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cyprinodontiformes
(Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Poeciliidae
(Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology:
Poecilia:
Greek, poikilos = with a lot of colours (Ref.
45335
)
;
latipinna:
From the latin word
latus
(stem lat), meaning wide, broad, and
pinna
for fin (Ref.
79012
)
.
More on author:
Lesueur
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
North America: Cape Fear drainage in North Carolina, USA to Veracruz, Mexico. Introduced to many countries. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction. Gulf of Mexico (Ref.
26938
).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
6.7
, range 5 - 9.5 cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
5723
); 10.0 cm TL (female); common length : 3.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
12193
)
The large sail-like dorsal fin of the male is the most distinctive characteristic of this fish; coloration can vary from green, gray to jet black; speckled forms also common (Ref.
44091
).
Found in still or gently flowing warm water of small creeks and drains (Ref.
44894
). Occurs in ponds, lakes, sloughs, and quiet, often vegetated, backwaters and pools of streams (Ref.
5723
) and also in coastal waters (Ref.
7251
). Abundant in tidal ditches and brackish canals. Feeds mainly on algae (Refs. 7251; 44091), also consumes animal material: rotifers, small crustaceans (such as copepods and ostracods) and aquatic insects (Ref.
79012
).
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
)
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00760 - 0.02184), b=3.05 (2.91 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179
): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm<1; mutiple spawning per year; Fec=10--300).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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