| SOURCE FOR OCCURRENCE IN ECUADOR: Barriga (1991), Glodek (1978). |
| ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Eigenmann, C.H., A.W. Henn, and C. Wilson. 1914. New fishes from western Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. (Contrib. Zool. Lab. Ind. Univ. No. 133.). Indiana University Studies No. 19: 1-15. |
| TYPE SPECIMENS: |
| TAXONOMIC STATUS: Valid (Eschmeyer and Fricke, 2012). |
| RANGE ECUADOR: Guayas and Esmeraldas River drainages (Glodek, 1978). |
| RANGE OUTSIDE OF ECUADOR: None |
| COLLECTIONS IN ECUADOR: |
| MAXIMUM SIZE: NA, although these are small fish no more then a few centimeters in length. |
| DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: This is a small gray livebearer. In overall form, Pseudopoecilia resembles common guppies. Two species of Pseudopoecilia occur in western Ecuador. P. fria can be distinguished because of it has 29-30 lateral line scales while the other species in the genus, P. festae has 33-35 lateral line scales (Glodek, 1978). Females have as many as ten thin dark vertical stripes that may be absent in smaller females (Glodek, 1978). |
| ECOLOGY: This may be an important forage species for cichlids like Cichlasoma sp. and Andinoacara (Aequidens) rivulatus (Glodek, 1978). |
| ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE: Not of economic importance because of its small size. |
| CONSERVATION STATUS: Unknown. |
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| SPECIES PROFILE CREATED BY: Windsor Aguirre |
| SPECIES PROFILE CONTRIBUTORS: NA |
