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Guaru
Berbel-Filho WM, Barros-Neto LF, Dias RM, Mendes LF, Figueiredo CAA, Torres RA, , CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Killifish, livebearers & four-eyed fish

Guaru

Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishGuaru
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese胎花鳉
Scientific namePoecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801

About this species

Poecilia vivipara, sometimes called the southern molly, is a small euryhaline livebearer fish distributed along the Atlantic coast of South America. It is most frequently found in standing brackish water. It has been introduced outside its native range to control mosquito populations and is occasionally kept in home aquariums.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderCyprinodontiformes
FamilyPoeciliidae
GenusPoecilia

In Suriname

30Records in Suriname
1896First record
2023Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne4
  • Paramaribo2
  • Para1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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