Poecilia mexicana
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Poecilia mexicana, commonly known as the shortfin molly or Atlantic molly, is a species of poeciliid fish native to fresh and brackish water in Mexico and Guatemala. One population is found in caves and known as the cave molly.[2][3]
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Poecilia mexicana | |
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Atlantic molly male (top) and female (bottom) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Poeciliidae |
Genus: | Poecilia |
Species: | P. mexicana |
Binomial name | |
Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863[2] | |
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