Sulphur molly explained

The sulphur molly (Poecilia sulphuraria), locally known as molly del Teapa, is an endangered species of fish in the family Poeciliidae. It is endemic to Mexico, specifically to the Baños del Azufre (Grijalva River basin) near Teapa, Tabasco. The Baños del Azufre are sulfidic springs that contain high concentrations of toxic hydrogen sulfide . Poecilia sulphuraria has apparently evolved the ability to tolerate the toxic conditions.^[1] A few other Poecilia species are known from similar habitats in Mexico.^[2]

See also

• Widemouth gambusia (Gambusia eurystoma), another fish endemic to Baños del Azufre in Tabasco, Mexico

Further reading

• 10.1016/j.cub.2021.11.068. Fish waves as emergent collective antipredator behavior. 2022. Doran. Carolina. Bierbach. David. Lukas. Juliane. Klamser. Pascal. Landgraf. Tim. Klenz. Haider. Habedank. Marie. Arias-Rodriguez. Lenin. Krause. Stefan. Romanczuk. Pawel. Krause. Jens. Current Biology. 32. 3. 708–714.e4. 34942081. 245423673. free. 2022CBio...32E.708D .
• Web site: These fish work together by the hundreds of thousands to make waves.

Notes and References

1. Tobler, M.. Riesch, R.. Garcia de Léon, F. J.. Schlupp, I.. Plath, M.. amp. 2008. Two endemic and endangered fishes, Poecilia sulphuraria (Alvarez, 1948) and Gambusia eurystoma Miller, 1975 (Poeciliidae, Teleostei), as only survivors in a small sulphidic habitat. Journal of Fish Biology. 72. 3. 523–533. 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01716.x. 2008JFBio..72..523T.
2. Palacios, Arias-Rodriguez, Plath, Eifert, Lerp, Lamboj, Voelker, & Tobler (2013). The Rediscovery of a Long Described Species Reveals Additional Complexity in Speciation Patterns of Poeciliid Fishes in Sulfide Springs. PLoS ONE 8(8): e71069.