Animalia > Chordata > Cyprinodontiformes > Poeciliidae > Poecilia > Poecilia velifera

Poecilia velifera (giant sailfin; mexican sailfin molly; Giant sailfin molly; Sailfin mollie; Sailfin Molly; Sail-fin molly; Yucatan molly)

Synonyms: Mollienesia velifera; Mollienisia velifera
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Wikipedia Abstract

Poecilia velifera, the Yucatan molly, lives in coastal waters of the Yucatan peninsula. These live-bearer (Poeciliidae) fish are particularly well known for both the extreme size variation among males, and the sexual dimorphism between males and females in both body shape and behavior. If the males spread their dorsal fins in display, these have a distinct fan or trapezoid shape, with the upper edge being distinctly longer than the lower. The height of the dorsal fin, measured at the posterior edge, is a bit larger than the height of the tail.
View Wikipedia Record: Poecilia velifera

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Poecilia velifera

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve VI 1312618 Mexico  

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Atrophecaecum astorquii <Unverified Name>[1]
Clinostomum complanatum[1]
Stunkardiella minima <Unverified Name>[1]

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0