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Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Xenodexiinae
Etymology: Xenodexia: Greek, xenos = strange + Greek, dexia, -as = right hand, right side (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Hubbs.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce pelagico; pH range: 7.2 - 7.8; dH range: 5 - 15. Tropical; 21°C - 26°C (Ref. 12468)
Central America: Guatemala in the Finca River basin, 30 km NW of Cóban, Alta Vera Paz, in the Salbá River, tributary to the Negro River (Chixoy River) which becomes the Salinas River of the Usumacinta basin..
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - 3.54 cm
Max length : 4.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 26130); 4.5 cm (female)
Inhabits slow as well as rapid flowing waters. Occurs with two other genera of livebearers, Poecilia and Xiphophorus, depending upon locality.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Wischnath, L., 1993. Atlas of livebearers of the world. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., United States of America. 336 p. (Ref. 26130)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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