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Cauca molly

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Cyprinodontiformes

Genus
  
Poecilia

Higher classification
  
Poecilia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Poeciliidae

Scientific name
  
Poecilia caucana

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Poecilia, Liberty molly, Poeciliidae, Poecilia parae, Poecilia gillii

The cauca molly (Poecilia caucana) is a fish in the Poeciliidae family, also called the South American molly. This fish is found in Panama, Venezuela, and Colombia, where it lives in shallow waters.

P. caucana eats mosquito larvae and algae.

References

Cauca molly Wikipedia