Author: Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
FBname: Panama toothcarp
Comments: Inhabits creeks and brooks of low to moderate velocity and sometimes is found in brackish tidelands.  Found in brackish and freshwater between 0 and 15 m elevation.  Forms schools in shallow waters and is also syntopic with <i>P. turrubarensis</i>.  Insectivorous and eat many hymenoptera (Ref. 36880).  Occurs along with other livebearers such as <i>Poeciliopsis elongata</i> and <i>Neoheterandria tridentiger</i> in mangrove swamps.