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Humpbacked limia
A female (left) and a male (right)
Conservation status
Humpbacked limia
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Limia
Species:
L. nigrofasciata
Binomial name
Limia nigrofasciata
Regan, 1913
Synonyms[2]
  • Poecilia nigrofasciata (Regan, 1913)
  • Limia arnoldi Regan, 1913

The humpbacked limia or black-barred limia (Limia nigrofasciata) is a critically endangered species of poeciliid fish which is endemic to Haiti. Its common name is derived from the hump males develop as they age. It is sometimes kept in home aquaria.

  1. ^ Lyons, T.J. (2021). "Limia nigrofasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T125980226A125986608. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T125980226A125986608.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Limia nigrifasciatus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.

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