Poecilia

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genus taxon

Poecilia is a genus of small freshwater fish that includes popular aquarium species such as guppies and mollies.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Poecilia sphenops	3
Poecilia velifera	3
Poecilia canonical	2
Poecilia latipinna	2
Micropoecilia picta	1
Poecilia formosa	1
Poecilia mexicana	1
Poecilia reticulata	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsToSubfamily	Poeciliidae ⓘ surface form: Poeciliinae
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
describedInYear	1854 ⓘ
domain	Eukarya ⓘ surface form: Eukaryota
family	Poeciliidae ⓘ
feedingType	omnivorous ⓘ
hasCommonName	mollies and allies ⓘ
hasEconomicImportance	ornamental fish industry ⓘ
hasGillBreathing	true ⓘ
hasNotableSpecies	Poecilia formosa ⓘ Poecilia latipinna ⓘ Poecilia reticulata ⓘ Poecilia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Poecilia sphenops Poecilia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Poecilia velifera
hasReproductiveMode	internal fertilization ⓘ
hasSexualDimorphism	true ⓘ
hasSpecies	Poecilia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Poecilia formosa Poecilia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Poecilia latipinna Poecilia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Poecilia mexicana Poecilia reticulata ⓘ Poecilia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Poecilia sphenops Poecilia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Poecilia velifera Poecilia wingei ⓘ
includesPopularAquariumFish	guppies ⓘ mollies ⓘ
isPopularIn	home aquaria ⓘ
isUsedFor	aquarium trade ⓘ ecotoxicology studies ⓘ evolutionary biology studies ⓘ scientific research ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
nativeHabitat	brackish water ⓘ freshwater ⓘ
nativeTo	Americas ⓘ Caribbean ⓘ Central America ⓘ South America ⓘ
order	Cyprinodontiformes ⓘ
parentTaxon	Poeciliidae ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproductionType	live-bearing ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typicalSize	small freshwater fish ⓘ
waterPreference	tropical ⓘ