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4.2.28 Poecilia latipinna
Family: Poecillidae Genus: Poecilia English name: Sailfin Molly Origin: South and southeast Size: Males to 7 cm females tp 9 cm Habitat: Common in both fresh and brackish waters. Shape, coloring and markings: The body is elongated and broad, laterally somewhat compressed. The dorsal fin is large and in males ,may be very high indeed. The basic coloration is brownish: the back is a dark olive green to brown: the back is a dark olive green to brown: the flanks are light blur to salmon with a vivid pearly sheen and five or six horizontal lines of blue, green and red dots. The throat and belly are white: the latter may have dark transverse banks. The powerful dorsal fin is light blue with light and dark marks between the rays and a yellow border. The upper half of the caudal fin is orange, blue, with elongated sword shaped rays and a pattern of dots and marks. Females are less vividly colored and have a smaller dorsal fin Males are as described above |
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