Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Poecilia: Greek, poikilos = with a lot of colours (Ref. 45335). latipinna: From the latin word latus (stem lat), meaning wide, broad, and pinna for fin (Ref. 79012).
More on author: Lesueur.

Marine; brackish; freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory; 20°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060) preferred ?; subtropical; 40°N - 16°N103°W - 76°W (Ref. 55263).

North America: Cape Fear drainage in North Carolina, USA to Veracruz, Mexico. Introduced to many countries. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction. Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 26938).

Maturity: L_m 6.7, range 5 - 10 cm
Max length: 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed (Ref. 5723); max length: 10.0 cm TL (female); common length: 3.4 cm TL male/unsexed (Ref. 12193).

Found in still or gently flowing warm water of small creeks and drains (Ref. 44894). Occurs in ponds, lakes, sloughs, and quiet, often vegetated, backwaters and pools of streams (Ref. 5723) and also in coastal waters (Ref. 7251). Abundant in tidal ditches and brackish canals. Feeds mainly on algae (Ref. 7251; 44091), also consumes animal material: rotifers, small crustaceans (such as copepods and ostracods) and aquatic insects (Ref. 79012).

After 28 days gestation, this species produces 10 to 100 young.

Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr 1991 A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)

  Least Concern (LC); date assessed: February 03 2019

Not Evaluated

Not Evaluated

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00753 - 0.02204), b=3.06 (2.92 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.0 ±0.0 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm<1; mutiple spawning per year; Fec=10--300).

Fishing vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 0 [0, 0] mg/100g; Iron = 0 [0, 0] mg/100g; Protein = 0 [0, 0] %; Omega3 = 0 [0, 0] g/100g; Selenium = 0 [0, 0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 [0, 0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0 [0, 0] mg/100g (wet weight);