| Family: |
Poeciliidae (Poeciliids), subfamily: Poeciliinae |
| Max. size: |
4.29 cm SL (male/unsexed); 6.28 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Central America: Honduras. Known only from the
Caribbean drainage basins of Honduras (Ref. 87955). |
| Diagnosis: |
Poecilia hondurensis is distinguished from all other species of Poecilia that have an inner row of tricuspid teeth in each jaw by the absence of a spinal hook on gonopodial ray 5 and an extremely reduced membranous hook on gonopodial ray 3 (Ref. 87955). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 February 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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