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Saifin Molly

Poecilia latipinna

Also known as: Balloon Molly, Balloon-belly Molly, Millionfish, Tooth Carp

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
Adult
@yatnapradhan · Home, India · December 20141 / 6
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Overview

Found in schools, in vegetated backwaters, coastal waters, slow flowing creeks, drains, lakes, ponds, rivers, warm springs and streams. They can vary in colour and pattern.
Widespread North America

Crossbred with other mollies into many colour morphs for the aquarium trade!

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

Pattern
blotches
Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in schools, in vegetated backwaters, coastal waters, slow flowing creeks, drains, lakes, ponds, rivers, warm springs and streams.

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Adult photos 6

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Discussion 2

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2 comments

  • kelly· 10 Oct 2016

    That picture is a molly... but not a balloon molly.

  • fishx6Top Contributor· 13 Oct 2016

    Which Molly would it be?

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Taxonomy

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCyprinodontiformes
  5. familyPoeciliidae
  6. genusPoecilia
  7. speciesPoecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821)

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More in the family

Rivulines-Killifishes-Live Bearers (Poeciliidae)