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
  • Girardinus caucanus
  • Mollienesia caucana
  • Allopoecilia caucana

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

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Poecilia caucana" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. 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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