Scientific Name
Poeciliopsis latidens

Common Name
Lowland livebearer

Biology
Found mainly in brackish and salt water, but also occasionally in fresh water.

Classification

Classified By

Garman, 1895

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines (Cyprinodontiformes)

Family

Poeciliids (Poeciliidae)

Distribution

Region

Central America

Distribution

Central America: Rio del Fuerte to San Blas in Nayarit, Mexico.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

24 °C

Water Temperature To

30 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

pelagic-neritic

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; ; pH range: ? - 8.0; dH range: ? - 2.29999995231628 pelagic-neritic

Trophic Level

2.16 s.e. 0.00 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

5.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (15 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Near Threatened (NT)