Poecilia formosa
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Poecilia formosa, commonly known as the Amazon molly, is a small freshwater fish notable for its all-female, gynogenetic reproduction, relying on sperm from related species to trigger development of its clonal offspring.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish species
ⓘ
ray-finned fish ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| belongsToSubfamily | Poeciliinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| chromosomeNumber | 46 ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | Amazon molly ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| developmentType | ovoviviparous ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Carl Leavitt Hubbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Poeciliidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fertilizationType | internal fertilization ⓘ |
| finType | soft-rayed fins ⓘ |
| genus | Poecilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Gulf of Mexico coastal drainages ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal lagoons
ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ rivers ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| hybridParents |
Poecilia latipinna
ⓘ
Poecilia mexicana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lateralLine | present ⓘ |
| namedBy | Carl Leavitt Hubbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
northeastern Mexico
ⓘ
southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeToCountry |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offspringGenetics | clonal offspring ⓘ |
| order | Cyprinodontiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | hybrid species ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| ploidy | diploid ⓘ |
| reproductionType | asexual reproduction ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode |
all-female reproduction
ⓘ
gynogenesis ⓘ |
| requiresSpermFrom |
Poecilia latipinna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poecilia mexicana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualSystem |
all-female
ⓘ
unisexual ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedAsModelOrganismIn |
evolutionary biology
ⓘ
genetics ⓘ reproductive biology ⓘ |
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