| Family: |
Poeciliidae (Poeciliids), subfamily: Poeciliinae |
| Max. size: |
4 cm TL (male/unsexed); 8 cm (female) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish |
| Distribution: |
Central and South America: Jalisco, Mexico to the Rio Dagua in Colombia. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Lives in estuaries along the coast, in brooks, creeks and swift rivers, up to an elevation of 120 m. Swims at the surface or near bottom in shallow waters, over sandy or muddy substrate. Most abundant near mouth of rivers and feeds on filamentous algae, diatoms, detritus and ooze (Ref. 36880). Occasionally found with Anableps dowi. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 January 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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