Sulphur molly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Poecilia |
| Species: | P. sulphuraria
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| Binomial name | |
| Poecilia sulphuraria (Álvarez, 1948)
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The sulphur molly (Poecilia sulphuraria), locally known as molly del Teapa, is an
Teapa, Tabasco. The Baños del Azufre are sulfidic springs that contain high concentrations of toxic hydrogen sulfide (H
2S). Poecilia sulphuraria has apparently evolved the ability to tolerate the toxic conditions.[3] A few other Poecilia species are known from similar habitats in Mexico.[4]
2S). Poecilia sulphuraria has apparently evolved the ability to tolerate the toxic conditions.[3] A few other Poecilia species are known from similar habitats in Mexico.[4]
See also
- Widemouth gambusia (Gambusia eurystoma), another fish endemic to Baños del Azufre in Tabasco, Mexico
References
- ^ . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Poecilia sulphuaria" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- .
- ^ Palacios, Arias-Rodriguez, Plath, Eifert, Lerp, Lamboj, Voelker, & Tobler (2013). The Rediscovery of a Long Described Species Reveals Additional Complexity in Speciation Patterns of Poeciliid Fishes in Sulfide Springs. PLoS ONE 8(8): e71069.
Further reading
- Doran, Carolina; Bierbach, David; Lukas, Juliane; Klamser, Pascal; Landgraf, Tim; Klenz, Haider; Habedank, Marie; Arias-Rodriguez, Lenin; Krause, Stefan; Romanczuk, Pawel; Krause, Jens (2022). "Fish waves as emergent collective antipredator behavior". Current Biology. 32 (3): 708–714.e4. S2CID 245423673.
- "These fish work together by the hundreds of thousands to make waves".
External links
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