Broadspotted molly
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The Broadspotted molly (Poecilia latipunctata), locally known as molly del tamesi, is a species of fish
in the Poeciliidae
family. It is endemic to Mexico
.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Poeciliidae
Poeciliidae
Poeciliidae is a family of fresh-water fish which are live-bearing aquarium fish . They belong to the order Cyprinodontiformes, tooth-carps, and include well-known aquarium fish such as the guppy, molly, platy, and swordtail...
family. It is endemic to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
Source
- Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. Poecilia latipunctata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.