Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce; salobre bentopelágico; pH range: 7.0 - 8.2; dH range: 10 - 40; no migratorio. Tropical; 26°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060)
America: between Suriname and Brazil (not the Atlantic area South of the Laguna dos
Patos basin in Brazil); introduced to the Caribbean.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.8 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 111953); common length : 3.8 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 26728); peso máximo publicado: 6.48 g (Ref. 111953)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 6 - 8; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 7 - 9.
Widespread in mildly brackish water in canals and drainage ditches at the edges of swamps, but rarely found in freshwater. Feeds on mosquito larvae and has at times been used for control in ponds and reservoirs (Ref. 35237).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Males are very active and also approach the females of other Poecilinae. [Females produce 6 - 10 offspring which follow their mother for a few hours after birth, referring to Ref. 35237.] After 28 days gestation, female gives birth to 100 young or more. Sexual maturity is reached after 3-4 months (Ref. 2060).
Kenny, J.S., 1995. Views from the bridge: a memoir on the freshwater fishes of Trinidad. Julian S. Kenny, Maracas, St. Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago. 98 p. (Ref. 11225)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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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=0.01047 (0.00655 - 0.01674), b=3.27 (3.14 - 3.40), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.3 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).