Mollienisia latipinna ';
General information
 
Mollienisia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821)
 
 
Common nameSailfin molly
Valid name Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821)
Synonyms
Mollienisia latipinna Lesueur, 1821
Poecilia multilineata Lesueur, 1821
Poecilia lineolata Girard, 1858
Limia poeciloides Girard, 1858
Limia matamorensis Girard, 1858
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Atherinomorpha; Cyprinodontiformes; Poeciliidae.
Geographical distribution
Indonesia; Philippines; Singapore; Saudi Arabia; Bahrain; Oman; Australia; New Zealand; Kenya; USA; Mexico; Canada; Colombia; Hawaii; Fiji; Guam; Bahamas
Occurrence Introduced: Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Australia, New Zealand, Kenya, Canada, Colombia, Hawaii, Fiji, Guam, Bahamas
Native: Bahrain, USA, Mexico
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
46
Karyotype formula
46t
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Khuda Bukhsh AR, Manna GK (1977). Somatic and Germinal Chromosomes of the Aquarium Fish, Molliensia latipinna. Geobios, 4(2): 49-51.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image