Dusky Millions Fish

Dorsal fin short; pectoral fin small, not reaching back to level of pelvic fin bases; body and fins covered with a profusion of black patches; tip of gonopodium of male with a distinctly downturned hook (Ref 54372).

After about 24 days gestation, 10 to 50 young are born.

Dorsal soft rays (total): 79

Feeds mainly on insects (Ref. 26681).

Inhabits swamps and drains of Perth metropolitan area, Western Australia (Ref. 44894). Omnivorous.

aquarium: commercial