Broadspotted molly

Broadspotted molly
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cyprinodontiformes
Family:Poeciliidae
Genus:Poecilia
Species: P. latipunctata
Binomial name
Poecilia latipunctata
Meek, 1904

The broadspotted molly (Poecilia latipunctata), locally known as molly del Tamesi, is a critically endangered species of fish in the family Poeciliidae, endemic to a small part of the Tamesí River system (itself part of the Pánuco River basin) in Mexico.

References

  • Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. (1996). "Poecilia latipunctata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T17832A7522300. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17832A7522300.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Poecilia latipunctata" in FishBase. May 2014 version.


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