Cauca molly

Cauca molly
A preserved specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Poecilia
Species:
P. caucana
Binomial name
Poecilia caucana
Synonyms[2]
  • Girardinus caucanus Steindachner, 1880
  • Allopoecilia caucana (Steindachner, 1880)
  • Mollienesia caucana (Steindachner, 1880)

The Cauca molly (Poecilia caucana) is a freshwater fish in the family Poeciliidae.[2] This fish is found in Panama, Venezuela, and Colombia, where it lives in shallow waters in the basins of the Lebrija, Magdalena, Cauca and other rivers.[3][4] P. caucana eats mosquito larvae and algae.

  1. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2015). "Poecilia caucana (Steindachner, 1880)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Poecilia caucana". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. ^ Riehl, Rüdiger, ed. (2004). Baensch Aquarium Atlas. Vol. 3 (3rd ed.). Melle: Mergus Verlag. p. 614. ISBN 978-3-88244-053-9.
  4. ^ (in Spanish) Fauna y flora de la cuenca media del Río Lebrija en Rionegro, Santander – Humboldt Institute