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Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Priapella: Taken from Priapus, the Greek, and Roman god of procreation in the mithology and also = a phallus; diminutive (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This is not a true eponym as it is after Priapus, the Greek god of fertility. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة محيطي; pH range: 6.8 - 7.2; dH range: 5 - 15. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 26130)
Central America: Rio Grijalva system to the lower Rio Usumacinta basin in Chiapas, Mexico.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 26130); 7.0 cm (female)
Inhabits rapidly flowing, preferably torrential waters. Usually found in shallow waters about 20 to 50 cm deep. Feeds on insects. Lives along with livebearing Xiphophorus alvarezi only in the Rio Palenque.
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
After 28 days of gestation, this species gives birth to 10-30 young.
Wischnath, L., 1993. Atlas of livebearers of the world. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., United States of America. 336 p. (Ref. 26130)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: تجاري; حوض مائي: تجاري
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مصادر علي الأنترنت
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00454 - 0.02306), b=3.14 (2.95 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.40 se; based on food items.
المرونه (Ref.
120179): عالي, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع أقل من 15 شهر (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).