Amazon Molly
Poecilia formosa
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The Amazon molly is a freshwater fish native to the warm waters of northeastern Mexico and the southern parts of the U.S. state of Texas. It reproduces through gynogenesis, and essentially all individuals are females. The common name of "Amazon molly," acknowledges this trait as a reference to the Amazon warriors, a female-run society in Greek mythology. The Amazon molly is a hybrid species, and its parent species are the sailfin molly and the Atlantic molly. In 1932, this species was the first vertebrate confirmed to be capable of asexual reproduction.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Family
- Poeciliidae
- Genus
- Poecilia