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Poeciliidae
least killifish
Heterandria formosa
Three Point Six Centimeters Poeciliid Fish of North American Waters
- Tropical
- Northern Hemisphere
- Restricted distribution
- North America
- Fusiform
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Restricted distribution
Fusiform
SmallHeterandria formosa (known as the least killifish, dwarf topminnow, mosqu or midget livebearer) is a species of livebearing fish within the family Poeciliidae. This is the same family that includes familiar aquarium fishes such as guppies and mollies. Heterandria formosa is not as commonly kept in aquaria as these species.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Poeciliidae
- Genus
- Heterandria
- Maximum length
- 3.6 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- North America: occurs only in the USA from Cape Fear River drainage in North Carolina to southern Louisiana.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
