{"id":1377,"date":"2020-11-27T22:01:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T22:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/?page_id=1377"},"modified":"2020-12-28T15:51:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T15:51:14","slug":"limia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/species-profiles\/poeciliinae\/limia\/","title":{"rendered":"Limia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1378\" width=\"218\" height=\"154\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Limia is a genus of livebearing fishes belonging to the family Poeciliidae.  The type species is <em>Limia vittata<\/em> the Cuban lima.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are found in fresh and brackish water. Of the 21 described Limia species, 17 are endemic to Hispaniola, one is found on both Hispaniola and Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands, Cuba, and Venezuela have an endemic species each. The genus Is divided into two subgenera, limia and Odontolimia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Limia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Limia caymanensis<\/em><\/li><li><em>Limia dominicensis<\/em><\/li><li><em>Limia heterandria<\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/2020\/11\/27\/limia-islai\/\">Limia islai<\/a><\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/2019\/08\/06\/limia-melanogaster-gunther-1866\/\">Limia melanogaster<\/a><\/em><\/li><li><em>Limia melanonotata<\/em><\/li><li><em>Limia nigrofasciata<\/em><\/li><li><em>Limia pauciradiata<\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/2019\/07\/21\/limia-perugiae-evermann-clark-1906\/\">Limia perugiae<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Limia rivasi<\/em><\/li><li><em>Limia sulphurophila<\/em><\/li><li><em>Limia tridens<\/em><\/li><li><em>Limia versicolor<\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/2019\/07\/03\/limia-vittata-guichenot-1853\/\">Limia vittata<\/a><\/em><\/li><li><em>Limia yaguajali<\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishlivebearerassociation.co.uk\/site\/2019\/07\/21\/limia-zonata-nichols-1915\/\">Limia zonata<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Odontolimia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Limia grossidens<\/em><\/li><li><em>L. fuscomaculata<\/em><\/li><li><em>L. ornata<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>L. garnieri<\/em><\/li><li><em>L. immaculata<\/em><\/li><li><em>L. miragoanensis<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Limia is a genus of livebearing fishes belonging to the family Poeciliidae. The type species is Limia vittata the Cuban lima. They are found in fresh and brackish water. 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