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Poecilia vivipara

Seven Point Eight Centimeters Carp of the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Poecilia vivipara, sometimes called the southern molly, is a small euryhaline livebearer fish distributed along the Atlantic coast of South America. It is most frequently found in standing brackish water. It has been introduced outside its native range to control mosquito populations and is occasionally kept in home aquariums.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Killifishes and Livebearers
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Poecilia
Maximum length: 7.8 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: America: between Suriname and Brazil (not the Atlantic area South of the Laguna dos Patos basin in Brazil); introduced to the Caribbean.

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