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Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Poecilia: Greek, poikilos = with a lot of colours (Ref. 45335); hondurensis: This species was named hondurensis in the
manuscript notes of Miller and Cruz after carefully delimitation of its range. I have retained this name in honor of both discoverers.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce pelágico(a,os,as). Tropical
Central America: Honduras. Known only from the
Caribbean drainage basins of Honduras (Ref. 87955).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.3 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 87955); 6.3 cm SL (female)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Poecilia hondurensis is distinguished from all other species of Poecilia that have an inner row of tricuspid teeth in each jaw by the absence of a spinal hook on gonopodial ray 5 and an extremely reduced membranous hook on gonopodial ray 3 (Ref. 87955).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Poeser, F.N., 2011. A new species of Poecilia from Honduras (Teleostei: Poeciliidae). Copeia 2011(3):418-422. (Ref. 87955)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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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=0.01318 (0.00564 - 0.03080), b=3.14 (2.96 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.6 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).