FB-3226 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3226 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Poecilia Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821) Molinezja szerokopletwa Lebiste Lille sejlfinnefisk Lille sejlfinnemolly Breitflossenkärpfling Sailfin mollie Sailfin molly Laiuim-kirevkala Leveäevämolli Molliénésie á voilure Tabai Bubuntis Topote velo negro Mavrični moli 帆鰭摩利魚(帆鰭花鮰) 帆鳍摩利鱼(帆鳍花鮰) 茉莉花鮰 Limia matamorensis Girard, 1859 Limia poeciloides Girard, 1858 Mollienesia latipinna Lesueur, 1821 Mollienisia latipinna Lesueur, 1821 Poecilia lineolata Girard, 1858 Poecilia multilineata Lesueur, 1821 1991-05-01 2015-09-24 Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott0 A list of common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (12)1-174. (Ref. 276) Herre, A.W.C.T.0 Check list of Philippine fishes. Res. Rep. U.S. Fish Wild. Serv. (20):1-977. 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Randall 1996-02-15 2023-09-21 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3226 mangrove http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Polat_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Polat_u0.jpg FB-pic-3226-8568 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1996-02-15 2024-01-22 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3226 mangrove http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Polat_u1.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Polat_u1.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-3226 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1991-05-01 00:00:00 2025-12-12 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3226 Adults are found in still or gently flowing warm water of small creeks and drains (Ref. 44894). They occur in ponds, lakes, sloughs, and quiet, often vegetated, backwaters and pools of streams (Ref. 5723) and also in coastal waters (Ref. 7251). Abundant in tidal ditches and brackish canals. They feed mainly on algae (Refs. 7251; 44091), also consumes animal material: rotifers, small crustaceans (such as copepods and ostracods) and aquatic insects (Ref. 79012). Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106). Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr 1991 A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723) FB-DiagnosticDescr-3226 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 2002-11-07 00:00:00 2005-01-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3226 The large sail-like dorsal fin of the male is the most distinctive characteristic of this fish; coloration can vary from green, gray to jet black; speckled forms also common (Ref. 44091). Yamamoto, M.N. and A.W. Tagawa 2000 Hawai'i's native and exotic freshwater animals. Mutual Publishing, Honolulu, Hawaii. 200 p. (Ref. 44091) FB-Distribution-3226 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1991-05-02 00:00:00 2018-11-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3226 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription North America: Cape Fear drainage in North Carolina, USA to Veracruz, Mexico. Introduced to many countries. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction. Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 26938). Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr 1991 A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723) FB-Uses-3226 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1991-05-01 00:00:00 2025-12-12 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3226 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology fisheries: highly commercial; aquarium: highly commercial; price category: unknown; price reliability: Mills, D. and G. Vevers 1989 The Tetra encyclopedia of freshwater tropical aquarium fishes. Tetra Press, New Jersey. 208 p. (Ref. 7020) FB-LifeCycle-3226 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1991-05-01 00:00:00 2025-12-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=3226&StockCode=3422 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution After 28 days gestation, this species produces 10 to 100 young. Wischnath, L. 1993 Atlas of livebearers of the world. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., United States of America. 336 p. (Ref. 26130) FB-TrophicStrategy-3226 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-10-31 00:00:00 2018-11-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public latipinna http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Occurs in ponds, lakes, sloughs, and quiet, often vegetated, backwaters and pools of streams (Ref. 5723) and also in coastal waters (Ref. 7251). Abundant in tidal ditches and brackish canals. Feeds mainly on algae. Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr 1991 A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723) FB-Size-3226 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1991-05-01 00:00:00 2025-12-12 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3226 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy 15.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723)); 10 cm TL (female) Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr 1991 A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Diseases-3226-1448 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2005-02-03 00:00:00 2005-02-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=3226&StockCode=3422 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Capillaria Infestation 5. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Moravec, F. 1998 Nematodes of freshwater fishes of the neotropical region. 464 p. Praha, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. (Ref. 51153) FB-Diseases-3226-395 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2002-09-17 00:00:00 2002-09-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=3226&StockCode=3422 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Procerovum Infestation 1. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Arthur, J.R. and S. Lumanlan-Mayo 1997 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of the Philippines. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. 369, 102 p. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 26129) FB-Diseases-3226-460 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2002-09-17 00:00:00 2002-09-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=3226&StockCode=3422 Procerovum Infestation 2. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Arthur, J.R. and S. Lumanlan-Mayo 1997 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of the Philippines. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. 369, 102 p. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 26129) FB-Diseases-3226-376 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2002-09-17 00:00:00 2002-09-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=3226&StockCode=3422 Transversotrema Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Arthur, J.R. and S. Lumanlan-Mayo 1997 Checklist of the parasites of fishes of the Philippines. FAO Fish. Tech. Pap. 369, 102 p. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 26129) FB-Habitat-3226 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rainer Froese 1991-05-01 00:00:00 2025-12-12 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3226 benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - ? m (Ref. 55263) Florida Museum of Natural History 2005 Biological profiles: sailfin molly. Retrieved on 26 August 2005, from www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/SailfinMolly/SailfinMolly.html. Ichthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History: Education-Biological Profiles. FLMNH, University of Florida. (Ref. 55263)