Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859

Smith, Welber Senteio, Halcsik, Leticia, Biagioni, Renata Cassemiro, Pinheiro, Lúcio Antônio Stefani & Severino Stefani, Marta, 2021, An updated list of the ichthyofauna of Ipanema National Forest, São Paulo, Brazil, Check List 17 (3), pp. 827-840 : 838

Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859

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Material examined. BRAZIL – São Paulo • Iperó, Ipanema River ; 23°25.38′S, 047°28.36′W; 560 m; 08.II. 2016; W.S. Smith and L. Halcsik leg.; hand nets; LEEF 130929 (22 spec., 10.0−28.0 mm) .

Identification. Body elongated; mouth superior, dentary prognathous; premaxilla and dentary with several small teeth. Longitudinal series with 22–24 scales and transverse series with 8 or 9 scale rows; dorsal fin with 8 or 9 rays, pectoral fin with 13, pelvic with 6 and anal fin with 8 rays. Ground color pale yellow; scales with dark-brown border, conferring reticulate pattern to body; males with several black or colored spots and irregular stripes ( Graça and Pavanelli 2007; Ota et al. 2018).