Sinaloa livebearer (Poeciliopsis presidionis)

Scientific name: Poeciliopsis presidionis Jordan & Culver, 1895

The Sinaloa livebearer (Poeciliopsis presidionis) is a freshwater fish of the family Poeciliidae. Native range: Central America, Rio Sinaloa in Sinaloa to San Blas in Nayarit, Mexico.

Species facts

Scientific name
Poeciliopsis presidionis
Family
Poeciliidae (Poeciliids)
Order
Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Central America: Rio Sinaloa in Sinaloa to San Blas in Nayarit, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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