Poeciliidae

Twospot livebearer

Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus

Seven Centimeters Poeciliid Fish of Central American Waters

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

Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus, the twospot livebearer, is a species of freshwater livebearing fish belonging to the Poeciliidae family. It is found in freshwater ecosystems such as lakes, springs and streams throughout Central America and Mexico. It has multiple common names and is usually referred to as the 'twospot livebearer', 'spottail killifish' as well as 'guatopote manchado' in its native regions.