Cauca molly
| Cauca molly | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Poecilia |
| Species: | P. caucana |
| Binomial name | |
| Poecilia caucana Steindachner, 1880 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The cauca molly (Poecilia caucana) is a fish in the Poeciliidae family,[1] also called the South American molly. This fish is found in Panama, Venezuela, and Colombia, where it lives in shallow waters.[2]
P. caucana eats mosquito larvae and algae.
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Poecilia caucana" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Riehl, Rüdiger, ed. (2004). Baensch Aquarium Atlas 3 (3rd ed.). Melle: Mergus Verlag. p. 614. ISBN 978-3-88244-053-9.
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