Headwater livebearer (Poeciliopsis monacha)

Scientific name: Poeciliopsis monacha Miller, 1960

The Headwater livebearer (Poeciliopsis monacha) is a freshwater fish of the family Poeciliidae. Native range: Central America, Mexico.

Species facts

Scientific name
Poeciliopsis monacha
Family
Poeciliidae (Poeciliids)
Order
Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central America: Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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