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Scientific Name Poecilia vivipara  Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Common Name Spotsided Livebearer
Type Locality Suriname.
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Size 40mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Venezuela all along the coast to Rio de la Plata in Argentina. Introduced in Puerto Rico and Martinique.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Livebearers with internal fertilisation and mother carrying the babies until they are ready to be released as little copies of the parents.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae, pp 452, Pl. 86 (lower fig.)
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Last Update 2013 Nov 12 20:19 (species record created: 2011 Apr 14 05:51)