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Knife livebearer (Alfaro cultratus)
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Knife livebearer (Alfaro cultratus) specimen
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Poeciliidae

Knife livebearer

Alfaro cultratus

Blade like belly scales in Central American streams

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Knife livebearer is a freshwater fish found around Central America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 7.5 cm.

Genus
Alfaro
Maximum length
7.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
Central America: Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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