Species:  Micromoema xiphophora
Description: Thomerson & Taphorn, 1992
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References: Dr Lothar Seegers, Killifishes of the World: New World Killis, Aqualog Verlag pg 110
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Abstract:  
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  • "Swordtail" Pterolebias
  • Pterolebias xiphophorus
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    Type Locality: Puerto Ayacucho, State of Amazonas, Venezuela
    Distribution: Amazonas, S. Venezuela; Columbian Llanos, E. Columbia.
    Biotope: It is sympatric with Renova oscari and Terranatos dolichopterus at Isla Raton, Venezuela, when collected by Roger Brousseau in 1992.
    Size: Males 4 - 5 cm, females 4 - 5 cm
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  • "Isla Raton" RDB 92/22 (Canaima National Park, Amazonas State, S.E. Venezuela)
    • Breeding: Tank size 10L or more. Keep in soft, neutral water at a temperature of 24 - 27șC. Bottom spawner, may be plower or diver. Not aggressive when given enough space.
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