Brazil country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lucinda, P.H.F., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Moon fish, Platy, Plati, ... more

Классификация / Names народные названия | синонимы | Catalog of Fishes(род, виды) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Xiphophorus: Greek, xiphos = sword + Greek, pherein = to carry (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

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

; пресноводный донно-пелагический; pH range: 7.0 - 8.0; dH range: 9 - 19; немигрирующий. Tropical; 18°C - 25°C (Ref. 1672); 23°N - 17°N, 99°W - 86°W

распространение страны | регионы FAO | Ecosystems | места находок | Point map | интродукции | Faunafri

North and Central America: Ciudad Veracruz, Mexico to northern Belize. At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction.

Length at first maturity / Size / Вес / Возраст

Maturity: L_m 2.8, range 1 - 4.2 cm
Max length : 4.0 cm TL самец/пол неопределен; (Ref. 57749); 6.0 cm TL (female); common length : 2.4 cm TL самец/пол неопределен; (Ref. 12193)

Краткое описание морфология | морфометрия

членистые (мягкие) лучи спинного плавника (общее число): 8-10. Distinct line of black pigment midventrally on caudal peduncle absent. Greatest body depth about 2 times in SL. Ventral rays of caudal fin of males not elongated into a sword. Male gonopodium falling short of caudal fin base, without a membranous protuberance, third ray with a strong hook (Ref. 30499).

Adults occur in warm springs, canals and ditches with typically slow-moving water, silt bottoms and weedy banks (Refs. 5723; 44091, 44894). Also inhabit creeks and swamps (Ref. 44894). Feed on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter (Refs. 7020; 44091). Used for genetic research (Ref. 4537). Several color varieties are popular aquarium fishes, where they attain sexual maturity after 3-4 months and reproduce easily (Ref. 1672). Aquarium keeping: minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51539).

Life cycle and mating behavior половая зрелость | размножение | нерест | икра | Fecundity | личинки

After 24 to 30 days gestation, 20 to 80 young are born (Ref 7020).

Основная ссылка Upload your references | ссылки | координатор | соавторы

Rodriguez, C.M., 1997. Phylogenetic analysis of the tribe Poeciliini (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae). Copeia 1997(4):663-679. (Ref. 26855)

Статус Красного Списка МСОП (Ref. 130435)

Нехватка данных (DD) ; Date assessed: 03 April 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)