Limia islai | |
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A female tiger limia (L. islai) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Poeciliidae |
Genus: | Limia |
Species: | L. islai
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Binomial name | |
Limia islai Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver, 2020
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Limia islai, also known as the tiger limia, is a species of fish within the family Poeciliidae. [2] This species is one of several Limia that are endemic to Lake Miragoâne, Haiti. [3]
Limia islai can be distinguished by almost all other Limia species by the presence of black vertical stripes across the fishes body. [4] The only other Limia species to possess a similar striping is Limia nigrofasciata. [4] Stripes are present on both male and female members of L. islai. [4] The number of stripes on an individual fish can vary between 4 and 12. [4] Limia islai have slender bodies which are olive green in colour and fish possess yellow pigment in their snout and fins. [5]
Limia islai is endemic to Haiti, where the species is restricted to the Tiburon Peninsula of Southwest Haiti. [6] This species has only been recorded in the coastal Lake Miragoâne. [6] The lake is freshwater and reaches a maximum depth of 45 meters. [6] The habitat consists of aquatic vegetation and a muddy substrate. [6]
Unlike the similarly striped L. nigrofasciatata which mates via courtship, Limia islai will sneak up on their females in order to thrust their gonopodium into them and mate. [3] Limia islai is a livebearer, which reproduces via internal fertilization and gives birth to live young. Mated females will release between 5 and 20 fry per pregnancy. [7]
The word Limia is derived from the Latin word "limus", which means mud. This refers to a Limias feeding habit of searching through mud. The word Islai however is reference to the first person to introduce the species in the aquarium hobby, Dominic Isla. [7]
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Limia islai | |
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A female tiger limia (L. islai) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Poeciliidae |
Genus: | Limia |
Species: | L. islai
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Binomial name | |
Limia islai Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver, 2020
|
Limia islai, also known as the tiger limia, is a species of fish within the family Poeciliidae. [2] This species is one of several Limia that are endemic to Lake Miragoâne, Haiti. [3]
Limia islai can be distinguished by almost all other Limia species by the presence of black vertical stripes across the fishes body. [4] The only other Limia species to possess a similar striping is Limia nigrofasciata. [4] Stripes are present on both male and female members of L. islai. [4] The number of stripes on an individual fish can vary between 4 and 12. [4] Limia islai have slender bodies which are olive green in colour and fish possess yellow pigment in their snout and fins. [5]
Limia islai is endemic to Haiti, where the species is restricted to the Tiburon Peninsula of Southwest Haiti. [6] This species has only been recorded in the coastal Lake Miragoâne. [6] The lake is freshwater and reaches a maximum depth of 45 meters. [6] The habitat consists of aquatic vegetation and a muddy substrate. [6]
Unlike the similarly striped L. nigrofasciatata which mates via courtship, Limia islai will sneak up on their females in order to thrust their gonopodium into them and mate. [3] Limia islai is a livebearer, which reproduces via internal fertilization and gives birth to live young. Mated females will release between 5 and 20 fry per pregnancy. [7]
The word Limia is derived from the Latin word "limus", which means mud. This refers to a Limias feeding habit of searching through mud. The word Islai however is reference to the first person to introduce the species in the aquarium hobby, Dominic Isla. [7]
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