Blackbarred limia
Limia nigrofasciata
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A livebearer from Haiti that lives in large schools; the young hide in vegetation. With age, the male develops a humped back. It is critically endangered.
- Scientific name
- Limia nigrofasciata
- Family
- Poeciliidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Poeciliidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Limia arnoldi, Poecilia nigrofasciata
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- pH
- 7–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6.3 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 41 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 45 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Livebearer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered (CR)
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