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Poeciliopsis infans (Woolman, 1894)

Lerma livebearer
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Common names: Guatopote del Lerma, Lerma livebearer
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Jalisco and Michoacan in Rio Grande de Santiago basin, Rio Lerma basin and Rio Ameca. Population stable in the 1990s (Ref. 27639). Collected together with Allotoca goslinei and Moxostoma mascotae at Potrero Grande, Jalisco (Ref. 58357). Also Ref. 84762.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Wischnath, L., 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Guatopote del Lerma, Hochland-Poeciliopsis, Lerma-tandkarpe, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Poeciliopsis: Greek, poikilos = with a lot of colours + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 58357).   Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 26130)

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