Poecilia latipinna
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Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Superclassis: Osteichthyes • Classis: Actinopterygii • Subclassis: Neopterygii • Infraclassis: Teleostei • Superordo: Acanthopterygii • Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes • Familia: Poeciliidae • Subfamilia: Poeciliinae • Genus: Poecilia • Species: Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821)
English: Sailfin molly, Midnight molly (black breed) · Español: Molly de velo · Polski: Molinezja szerokopłetwa ·
Mollinesia latipinna
Wikispecies has information related to:
- Differentiation with similar species:
- Poecilia latipinna: dorsal fin with 12-14 spiny radiums; extended, with aspect of sail . Size: 9-10 cm long.
- Poecilia velifera (Yucatan molly): dorsal fin major than P. latipinna: 18-19 spiny radiums; extended, with aspect of fan. Size: 12-14 cm long.
- Look: the sailfin is only in the male, the females have smaller dorsal fins.