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Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae
Etymology: Priapella: Taken from Priapus, the Greek, and Roman god of procreation in the mithology and also = a phallus; diminutive (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This is not a true eponym as it is after Priapus, the Greek god of fertility. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce pélagique; pH range: 6.8 - 7.2; dH range: 5 - 15. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 26130)
Central America: Rio Grijalva system to the lower Rio Usumacinta basin in Chiapas, Mexico.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 26130); 7.0 cm (female)
Adults inhabit rapidly flowing, preferably torrential waters. Usually found in shallow waters about 20 to 50 cm deep. They feed on insects. They live along with livebearing Xiphophorus alvarezi only in the Rio Palenque (Ref. 26130). Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
After 28 days of gestation, this species gives birth to 10-30 young.
Wischnath, L., 1993. Atlas of livebearers of the world. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., United States of America. 336 p. (Ref. 26130)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01047 (0.00477 - 0.02296), b=3.14 (2.95 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.40 se; based on food items. |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (25 of 100). 🛈 |
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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