Species Regional Summary
Poecilia latipinna
None ( CAR-V )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

None

Geographic Extent

New Providence from Paradise Island /Bahamas/Lake Killarney, Lake Cunningham (Barton 1999; Froese and Pauly 2009, at10-14 PSU)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Pet Release

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactCompetition
Sailfin Mollies (Poecilia latipinna) together with Mozambique Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) is reportedly threatening native, globally rare Cyprinodon laciniatus in salt lakes in the Bahamas (Barton 1999).
 

References

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