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Cauca Molly

Poecilia caucana

Also known as: South American Molly

Adult
@austkp · home - aquarium, United Kingdom · December 20201 / 1
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Overview

Found in schools, over shallow waters, of freshwater basins and rivers.
Widespread Central America, South America

A freshwater fish one of the most popular in the aquarium trade as they are easy to keep in various temperatures of water, are prolific live bearers as well as being very varied with their colourful and patterned tails.
They have also been introduced into various countries as a means of mosquito control.

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How to identify

Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in schools, over shallow waters, of freshwater basins and rivers.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCyprinodontiformes
    5. familyPoeciliidae
    6. genusPoecilia
    7. speciesPoecilia caucana (Steindachner, 1880)

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    More in the family

    Rivulines-Killifishes-Live Bearers (Poeciliidae)