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Poecilia sphenops, called the Mexican molly or simply the molly, is a species of poeciliid fish from Central America. It was once understood as a widespread species with numerous local variants ranging from Mexico to Venezuela, but these variants are today considered distinct species belonging to the P. sphenops complex and P. sphenops itself as being native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.
The sailfin molly (Poecilia latipinna) is a livebearer fish typically found in both freshwater and brackish waterways along the East Coast of the United States, from North Carolina south to Florida, and around the Gulf of Mexico to Texas, and south to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.
Poecilia kykesis, also known as the Usumacinta molly, Petén molly, spiketail molly, or swordtail molly, is a poeciliid fish species native to the fresh and brackish waters of Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. It belongs to the sailfin molly clade, with males exhibiting an enlarged dorsal fin.
The Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa) is a freshwater fish native to the warm waters of northeastern Mexico and the southern parts of the U.S. state of Texas. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] It reproduces through gynogenesis , and essentially all individuals are females.
The most commonly kept species are guppies (P. reticulata), mollies (P. sphenops or P. latipinna), and Endler's livebearers . Members of the genus readily hybridize with each other and so most commercially offered fish are hybrids (with guppies having some Endler, and mollies being a mix of common and sailfin mollies). [9]
Molly (name) or Mollie, a female given name, including a list of persons and characters with the name Molly Pitcher, one of several American women believed to have helped fight against British forces during the American Revolution
A wide array of fancy molly colors have been developed in addition to the classic black molly. [3] Marbled mollies have black blotches, which is a trait found in some wild fish as well. The fully black fish were created by breeding the fish with the largest blotches. The marbled mollies are also traded as salt-and-pepper mollies or Dalmatian ...
The fish lives in tropical freshwater and brackish water habitats. [2] The shortfin molly is considered benthopelagic. [2] It lives in a pH range between 7.0 and 7.5 at temperatures between 22 and 28 degrees Celsius. [2] The species does not migrate. [2] It is an invasive species in the Muddy River of Nevada, USA. [4]