| Family: |
Poeciliidae (Poeciliids), subfamily: Poeciliinae |
| Max. size: |
1.7 cm SL (male/unsexed); 1.9 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Venezuela. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 28-29. Slender-bodied Poecilia species with a series of 10-11 well marked dark colored horizontal stripes along the body; gonopodium tip of males with a very large hook at ray 5 (Ref. 42987). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 07 August 2019 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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