Poecilia vivipara, sometimes called the southern molly, is a small euryhaline livebearer fish distributed along the Atlantic coast of South America. It is most frequently found in standing brackish water. It has been introduced outside its native range to control mosquito populations and is occasionally kept in home aquariums.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Guaru being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Phalloceros caudimaculatus
- Poecilia butleri
- Gambusia yucatana
- Gambusia puncticulata
- Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus
- Poeciliopsis gracilis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Family
- Poeciliidae
- Genus
- Poecilia
- Species
- Poecilia vivipara
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