MBI Species Classification Request

General

Name:

Nicholas Schuetz ( Hellaenergy )

Status:

Denied

Date:

08/25/2010

Classification Type:

New

Challenge

Species:

Poecilia velifera

Suggested Class:

Common Name(s):

Species Synonyms:

Fish/Invert/Culture:

Spawn Mode:

N/A

Fish Base Link:

Breeding Success:

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Journal:

If Challenging Existing Classification
Reasons Species Should be Reclassified:

If Requesting New Classification
Research or Links to information on Species:	http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4773

Other Details
Other Information:	Although most sites list them as freshwater or brackish water fish they can and do thrive in saltwater.

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mpedersen
(Matt Pedersen)
8/26/10 09:21 PM The decision of the council was to deny entering this species at this time. We are always open to reconsidering it in the future I suppose, but the consensus was that any species normally thought of and sold as a Freshwater Fish, let alone one normally handled in a typical Freshwater BAP, shouldn't be permitted into the MBI Fish Species Lists / Categories. Yes, they can occur in saltwater (have seen them in the Mangroves in the Florida Keys) but they are typically only sold or utilized in saltwater aquariums as a food item for other marine fish. IF there is ever a place for this species in the MBI, it could conceivably be under food culture at the most basic level, possibly, maybe, perhaps.

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