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Sail-fin Molly

Poecilia velifera

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22 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 13, February 11, March 25, April 27, May 7, June 9, July 10, August 10, September 10, October 3, November 2, December 9.
Mexico136
Quintana Roo71
Yucatan61
Campeche4
China4
Taiwan Province4
Taiwan4
Tainan3
Italy1
Centro1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderRivulines, Killifishes, and Livebearers · Cyprinodontiformes
FamilyGuppies, Mollies, Platys, and Swordtails · Poeciliidae
GenusMollies · Poecilia

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