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Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Poeciliopsis: Greek, poikilos = with a lot of colours + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce; estuarina bentopelágico; pH range: 7.2 - 8.0; dH range: 10 - 30. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468)
Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica and Panama.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 36880)
Forms large schools among mangroves in estuaries and brackish river mouths; also abundant in salt pans (Ref. 11482). Often in turbid, shallow surface waters. Ingests ooze and detritus (Ref. 36880). A truly viviparous fish (Ref. 45952).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
A truly viviparous fish, embryo derives nearly all of its nourishment from the mother (Ref. 45952).
Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
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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=0.01023 (0.00454 - 0.02306), b=3.14 (2.95 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).