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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae Poeciliids
Subfamily: Poeciliinae
Genus: Limia

(See list of species below)


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21 species (see list below)

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Photo by Karma Farm Aquatics

Central America
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
Limia caymanensis Rivas & Fink, 1970

Photo by Karma Farm Aquatics
 
Limia caymanensis
[Grand Cayman limia]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
 
Limia dominicensis
[Tiburon Peninsula limia]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
 
Limia fuscomaculata
[Blotched limia]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
 
Limia garnieri
[Garnier's limia]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 4.0 cm SL
 
Limia grossidens
[Largetooth limia]

Photo by Slaboch, R.

South America
Max. Length 4 cm
Limia heterandria Regan, 1913

Photo by Slaboch, R.
 
Limia heterandria
[]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
 
Limia immaculata
[Plain limia]

Photo by Slaboch, R.

Central America
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Limia melanogaster (Günther, 1866)

Photo by Slaboch, R.
 
Limia melanogaster
[Blackbelly limia]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Limia melanonotata
[Blackbanded limia]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 4.0 cm SL
 
Limia miragoanensis
[Miragoane limia]

Photo by Slaboch, R.

Central America
Max. Length 5.2 cm SL
Limia nigrofasciata Regan, 1913

Photo by Slaboch, R.
 
Limia nigrofasciata
[Blackbarred limia]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
 
Limia ornata
[Ornate limia]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 5.2 cm SL
 
Limia pauciradiata
[Few-rayed limia]

Photo by Slaboch, R.

Central America
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Limia perugiae (Evermann & Clark, 1906)

Photo by Slaboch, R.
 
Limia perugiae
[Perugia's limia]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
 
Limia rivasi
[Rivas's limia]

Photo by Coletti, T.

Central America
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
Limia sulphurophila Rivas, 1980

Photo by Coletti, T.
 
Limia sulphurophila
[Sulfur limia]

Photo by Slaboch, R.

Central America
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Limia tridens (Hilgendorf, 1889)

Photo by Slaboch, R.
 
Limia tridens
[]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
 
Limia versicolor
[Varicolored limia]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Central America
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Limia vittata (Guichenot, 1853)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Limia vittata
[Cuban limia]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Limia yaguajali
[Yaguajal limia]
No picture found
Central America
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Limia zonata
[Striped limia]
21 Species of Family Poeciliidae with Genus Limia
(Poeciliids)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1970 Limia caymanensis Grand Cayman limia Central America 3.2 SL
1846 Limia dominicensis Tiburon Peninsula limia Central America 2.7 SL
1980 Limia fuscomaculata Blotched limia Central America 3.9 SL
1980 Limia garnieri Garnier's limia Central America 2.9 SL
1980 Limia grossidens Largetooth limia Central America 4.0 SL
1913 Limia heterandria South America 4
1980 Limia immaculata Plain limia Central America 3.8 SL
1866 Limia melanogaster Blackbelly limia Central America 5 SL
1923 Limia melanonotata Blackbanded limia Central America 6 SL
1980 Limia miragoanensis Miragoane limia Central America 4.0 SL
1913 Limia nigrofasciata Blackbarred limia Central America 5.2 SL
1913 Limia ornata Ornate limia Central America 4.5 SL
1980 Limia pauciradiata Few-rayed limia Central America 5.2 SL
1906 Limia perugiae Perugia's limia Central America 10 TL
1983 Limia rivasi Rivas's limia Central America 3.1 SL
1980 Limia sulphurophila Sulfur limia Central America 4.3 SL
1889 Limia tridens Central America 4 TL
1866 Limia versicolor Varicolored limia Central America 4.5 SL
1853 Limia vittata Cuban limia Central America 10 TL
1980 Limia yaguajali Yaguajal limia Central America 5.1 SL
1915 Limia zonata Striped limia Central America 3.2 SL



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