Poecilia caucana

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Cauca Molly

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Poeciliidae
Genus:	Poecilia
Species:	P. caucana

Binomial name

Poecilia caucana

The other names from Poecilia caucana are Cauca Molly, South American Molly and Mollieniesia caucana.

This fish comes from Panama, Venezuela and Colombia where it lives in shallow waters. Poecilia caucana eats mosquito larvae and algae. The temperature of water is around 22-25 Celsius and pH is 6,5-7,2.