Sulphur molly

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Sulphur molly
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Poecilia
Species: P. sulphuraria
Binomial name
Poecilia sulphuraria
(Alvarez, 1948)

The Sulphur molly (Poecilia sulphuraria), locally known as molly del teapa, is a species of fish in the Poeciliidae family. It is endemic to Mexico, specifically to the Banos del Azufre near Teapa, Tabasco. The Banos del Azufre are sulfidic springs that contain high concentrations of toxic hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Poecilia sulphuraria has apparently evolved the ability to tolerate the toxic conditions.

[edit] Source

  • Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. Poecilia sulphuraria. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 04 August 2007.
  • Tobler, M., R. Riesch, F. J. Garcia de Léon, I. Schlupp & M. Plath (2008): Two endemic and endangered fishes, Poecilia sulphuraria (Alvarez, 1948) and Gambusia eurystoma Miller, 1975 (Poeciliidae, Teleostei), as only survivors in a small sulphidic habitat. Journal of Fish Biology 72 (3): 523-533. [1]


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