Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Michoacan Livebearer

Poeciliopsis scarlli

Spanish: guatopote michoacano

Michoacan Livebearer (Poeciliopsis scarlli)
Photographed by prickly_sculpin on iNaturalist

Michoacan Livebearer (Poeciliopsis scarlli) is a fish recorded near La Saladita, Guerrero, Mexico, with 1 research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones). Most often recorded in Jun.

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Cyprinodontiformes › Poeciliidae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records1 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2023 – 2023
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Michoacan Livebearer (Poeciliopsis scarlli) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/poeciliopsis-scarlli/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.