| General information |
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Mollienisia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821) |
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| Common name | Sailfin 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; introduced: Philippines; introduced: Singapore; introduced: Saudi Arabia; native: Bahrain; introduced: Oman; introduced: Australia; introduced: New Zealand; introduced: Kenya; native: USA; native: Mexico; introduced: Canada; introduced: Colombia; introduced: Hawaii; introduced: Fiji; introduced: Guam; introduced: Bahamas |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental |
| 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 |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Khuda Bukhsh AR, Manna GK (1977). Somatic and Germinal Chromosomes of the Aquarium Fish, Molliensia latipinna. Geobios, 4(2): 49-51. |
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