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Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Pseudopoecilia: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, poikilos = with a lot of colours (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Enrico Luigi Festa (1868–1939) was an Italian naturalist who worked for the Zoological Museum of the University of Turin (1899–1923), first as Deputy Assistant Professor and retiring as Honorary Vice Director. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce pelagico; pH range: 7.5 - 8.2; dH range: 15 - 35. Tropical; 20°C - 32°C (Ref. 26130)
South America: Rio Chico Chaune in Ecuador to the Peru.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 26130); 4.5 cm (female)
Inhabits small to large bodies of flowing waters, as well as springs, brooks and ponds. Prefers water with dense vegetation.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Every 28 days about 3 to 8 young are born.
Wischnath, L., 1993. Atlas of livebearers of the world. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., United States of America. 336 p. (Ref. 26130)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00454 - 0.02306), b=3.14 (2.95 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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