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| '''''Poecilia sphenops''''', called the '''short-finned molly''' or '''common molly''', is a ] fish inhabiting freshwater streams, coastal brackish, and marine waters from ] to ]. The wild-type fishes are dull, silvery in color. The molly can produce fertile hybrids with many '']'' species, most importantly the ]. The male mollies generally tend to be mildly aggressive. | '''''Poecilia sphenops''''', called the '''short-finned molly''' or '''common molly''', is a ] fish inhabiting freshwater streams, coastal brackish, and marine waters from ] to ]. The wild-type fishes are dull, silvery in color. The molly can produce fertile hybrids with many '']'' species, most importantly the ]. The male mollies generally tend to be mildly aggressive. Females of the species prefer an external temperature of 29°C year round, whereas males prefer an external temperature of 29.6°C in the winter, and 25.5°C in the summer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Hernández |first=M |last2=Bückle |first2=L F |last3=Espina |first3=S |date=2002-2010 |title=Temperature preference and acclimation in Poecilia sphenops (Pisces, Poeciliidae): Temperature preference in Poecilia sphenops |url=http://doi.wiley.com/10.1046/j.1365-2109.2002.00744.x |journal=Aquaculture Research |language=en |volume=33 |issue=12 |pages=933–940 |doi=10.1046/j.1365-2109.2002.00744.x}}</ref> This species of fish is seen to have a minimum lethal external temperature of 10.8-11.8°C, and a maximum lethal external temperature of 38.8-39.5°C when acclimated in a range of 20-35°C.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Hernández-Rodríguez |first=Mónica |last2=Bückle-Ramirez |first2=L. Fernando |date=2010 |title=Preference, tolerance and resistance responses of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846 (Pisces: Poeciliidae) to thermal fluctuations |url=https://lajar.cl/index.php/rlajar/article/view/vol38-issue3-fulltext-7 |journal=Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research |language=en |volume=38 |issue=3 |pages=427–437 |doi=10.3856/vol38-issue3-fulltext-7 |issn=0718-560X}}</ref> | ||
| Standard size of male fish is 3.2″ (8 cm) and female fish is 4.8″ (12 cm). | Standard size of male fish is 3.2″ (8 cm) and female fish is 4.8″ (12 cm). | ||
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Revision as of 02:37, 3 November 2024
Species of livebearer fish
| Molly | |
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| Male molly | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Poecilia |
| Species: | P. sphenops |
| Binomial name | |
| Poecilia sphenops (Valenciennes, 1846) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Poecilia sphenops, called the short-finned molly or common molly, is a poeciliid fish inhabiting freshwater streams, coastal brackish, and marine waters from Mexico to Colombia. The wild-type fishes are dull, silvery in color. The molly can produce fertile hybrids with many Poecilia species, most importantly the sailfin molly. The male mollies generally tend to be mildly aggressive. Females of the species prefer an external temperature of 29°C year round, whereas males prefer an external temperature of 29.6°C in the winter, and 25.5°C in the summer. This species of fish is seen to have a minimum lethal external temperature of 10.8-11.8°C, and a maximum lethal external temperature of 38.8-39.5°C when acclimated in a range of 20-35°C.
Standard size of male fish is 3.2″ (8 cm) and female fish is 4.8″ (12 cm).
Gallery
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A neon orange molly
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A female black molly
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A female spotted molly, 4 years old
References
- Matamoros, W.A. (2019). "Poecilia sphenops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191753A2002434. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191753A2002434.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Poeclia sphenops". FishBase. August 2019 version.
- Hernández, M; Bückle, L F; Espina, S (2002–2010). "Temperature preference and acclimation in Poecilia sphenops (Pisces, Poeciliidae): Temperature preference in Poecilia sphenops". Aquaculture Research. 33 (12): 933–940. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2109.2002.00744.x.
{{cite journal}}: no-break space character in|first2=at position 2 (help)CS1 maint: date format (link) - Hernández-Rodríguez, Mónica; Bückle-Ramirez, L. Fernando (2010). "Preference, tolerance and resistance responses of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846 (Pisces: Poeciliidae) to thermal fluctuations". Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research. 38 (3): 427–437. doi:10.3856/vol38-issue3-fulltext-7. ISSN 0718-560X.
- "Poecilia sphenops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 January 2006.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Poecilia sphenops". FishBase. October 2005 version.
- "Mollies Fish" Detailed information on raising the Molly fish. January 2022 version
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