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Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Jenyns, 1842) Ten spotted live-bearer |
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photo by
Teixeira de Mello, F. |
| Family: | Poeciliidae (Poeciliids), subfamily: Poeciliinae | |||
| Max. size: | 3.55 cm SL (male/unsexed); 4.5 cm TL (female) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; pH range: 7.5 - 82; dH range: 10 - 30, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | South America: lower Uruguay, Laguna dos Patos, Negro, and Salado River basins; western drainages of Argentina and small coastal drainages of Uruguay and Argentina. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 10-10 | |||
| Biology: | Viviparous (Ref. 205). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 November 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||