Dusky millions fish
📖 Overview
Overview information for Dusky millions fish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9. Dorsal fin short; pectoral fin small, not reaching back to level of pelvic fin bases; body and fins covered with a profusion of black patches; tip of gonopodium of male with a distinctly downturned hook (Ref 54372).
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Dusky millions fish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Dusky millions fish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
After about 24 days gestation, 10 to 50 young are born.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; pelagic; pH range: 7.0 - 8.0; dH range: 9 - 19; non-migratory. Tropical; 20°C - 24°C South America: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil southward to Uruguay and Argentina (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Dusky millions fish is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for Dusky millions fish is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Dusky millions fish has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Caudo · One-spot Livebearer · Speckled Mosquitofish · Spottail Mosquitofish · dusky millions fish · spotted livebearer |
| 🌍AFR | Kolstert-muskietvis |
| 🌍CES | říčanka jednoskvrnná |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Kaudi |
| 🇩🇪German | Fleckenloser Kaudi · Gefleckter Kaudi · Vielfleckkärpfling |
| 🌍EST | Harilik kaudi |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Pilkkukala |
| 🌍GRN | Pikí |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Zyworodka jednoplamka |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Barrigudinho · Barrigudinho-de-cauda-pintada · Guaru · Guarú-guarú |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Уругвайский фалоцер |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Madrecita · Madrecita de una mancha |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girardinus caudimaculatus | Hensel | 1868 | Synonym |
| Phalloceros caudimaculatus caudimaculatus | - | - | Synonym |
| Phalloceros caudimaculatus reticulata | Stoye | 1935 | Synonym |
| Phalloceros caudomaculatus | Hensel | 1868 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 15 records indexed .
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