Family Poeciliidae - Poeciliids
  Order
:
Poeciliidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 29 | Species : 274 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Secondary freshwater
  Aquarium
:
many
  First Fossil Record
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  Remark
:
Distribution: low altitudes from eastern United States to northeastern Argentina; also in Africa and Madagascar. Reported to occur in salt waters in coastal areas (Ref. 13498, 26130), but only one species lives in true marine waters Poeciliopsis latidens (Garman, 1895).

Pectoral fins placed high on side of body; anterior placement of pelvic fins; pleural ribs on the first several haemal arches; ventral hyphyral forms a bony cap over the anterior facet of the anterior ceratohyal; supraorbital pores modified such that neuromasts are found embedded in fleshy grooves. Gonopodium present or absent. Some species with all-female individuals, their eggs capable of developing when stimulated by the sperm of another species without fertilization. The Fluviophylacine and the Aplocheilichthyinae that were formerly placed in the Cyprinodontidae are now placed here, thus changing the livebearers to subfamily rank Poeciliinae (Ref. 7463).

Small bodied, 2-20 cm SL (Ref. 92353).

  Etymology
:
Greek, poikilos = with different colours ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
mixed
  Typical activity level
:
normal
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Ovalentaria | | Cichlomorphae | Cyprinodontiformes | Cyprinodontoidei | | Poeciliidae

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Ref.
[ e.g. 9948]
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Species/Synonymy list for the family Poeciliidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Poeciliinae
Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia unimaculata Valenciennes, 1821
synonymjuniororiginal
Poecilia schneideri Valenciennes, 1821
synonymjuniororiginal
Poecilia surinamensis Valenciennes, 1821
synonymjuniororiginal
Molinesia fasciata Müller & Troschel, 1844
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Poecilia holacanthus (Hubbs, 1924)
synonymjuniornew
Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821)
acceptedseniornew
Mollienesia latipinna Lesueur, 1821
synonymseniororiginal
! Mollienisia latipinna Lesueur, 1821
synonymseniororiginal
Poecilia multilineata Lesueur, 1821
synonymjuniororiginal
Poecilia lineolata Girard, 1858
synonymjuniororiginal
Limia poeciloides Girard, 1858
synonymjuniororiginal
Limia matamorensis Girard, 1859
synonymjuniororiginal
Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
acceptedseniororiginal
Mollienisia sphenops (Valenciennes, 1846)
synonymseniornew
Poecilia thermalis Steindachner, 1863
synonymjuniororiginal
Gambusia modesta Troschel, 1865
synonymjuniororiginal
Gambusia plumbea Troschel, 1865
synonymjuniororiginal
Poecilia chisoyensis Günther, 1866
synonymjuniororiginal
Poecilia dovii Günther, 1866
synonymjuniororiginal
Poecilia spilurus Günther, 1866
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Poecilia boucardii Steindachner, 1878
synonymjuniororiginal
Poecilia vandepolli arubensis van Lidth de Jeude, 1887
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Poecilia tenuis Meek, 1907
synonymjuniororiginal
Poecilia spilonota Regan, 1908
synonymjuniororiginal
Poecilia caudata Meek, 1909
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
Mollienesia pallida de Buen, 1943
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Mollienesia gracilis (non Regan, 1913)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Poecilia formosa (Girard, 1859)
acceptedseniornew
Limia formosa Girard, 1859
synonymseniororiginal
Mollienesia formosa (Girard, 1859)
synonymseniornew
Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Girardinus reticulatus (Peters, 1859)
synonymseniornew
Lebistes reticulatus (Peters, 1859)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
! Haridichthys reticulatus (Peters, 1859)
synonymseniornew
! Pocilia reticulata Peters, 1859
synonymseniororiginal
! Poecilia reticulate Peters, 1859
synonymseniororiginal
! Poecilia reticulatus Peters, 1859
synonymseniororiginal
Lebistes poecilioides De Filippi, 1861
synonymjuniororiginal
! Lebistes poeciloides De Filippi, 1861
synonymjuniororiginal
Girardinus guppii Günther, 1866
synonymjuniororiginal
Acanthophacelus guppii (Günther, 1866)
synonymjuniornew
! Heterandria guppyi (Günther, 1866)
synonymjuniornew
Poecilia kempkesi Poeser, 2013
synonymotheroriginal
Poecilia gillii (Kner, 1863)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Poecilia gilli (Kner, 1863)
synonymseniornew
Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia mexicana mexicana Steindachner, 1863
synonymseniorchange in rank
Poecilia cuneata Garman, 1895
synonymjuniororiginal
Poecilia limantouri Jordan & Snyder, 1899
synonymjuniororiginal
Mollienisia sphenops (non Valenciennes, 1846)
misappliedmisappliednew
Poecilia sphenops (non Valenciennes, 1846)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Poecilia petenensis Günther, 1866
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Poecilia caucana (Steindachner, 1880)
acceptedseniornew
Girardinus caucanus Steindachner, 1880
synonymseniororiginal
Allopoecilia caucana (Steindachner, 1880)
synonymseniornew
Mollienesia caucana (Steindachner, 1880)
synonymseniornew
! Mollienisia caucana (Steindachner, 1880)
synonymseniornew
Poecilia vandepolli Van Lidth de Jeude, 1887
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia butleri Jordan, 1889
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia parae Eigenmann, 1894
acceptedseniorchange in rank
Poecilia vivipara parae Eigenmann, 1894
synonymseniororiginal
Micropoecilia parae (Eigenmann, 1894)
synonymseniornew
Poecilia amazonica Garman, 1895
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Micropoecilia melanzona (Eigenmann, 1909)
synonymjuniornew
Poecilia melanzona (Eigenmann, 1909)
synonymjuniornew
Acanthophacelus bifurcus (non Eigenmann, 1909)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Micropoecilia bifurca (non Eigenmann, 1909)
misappliedmisappliednew
Poecilia bifurca (non Eigenmann, 1909)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Poecilia picta Regan, 1913
acceptedseniororiginal
Micropoecilia picta (Regan, 1913)
synonymseniornew
Poecilia velifera (Regan, 1914)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Poecilia orri Fowler, 1943
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia elegans (Trewavas, 1948)
acceptedseniornew
Mollienesia elegans Trewavas, 1948
synonymseniororiginal
Poecilia sulphuraria (Álvarez, 1948)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Poecilia montana Rosen & Bailey, 1963
acceptedseniororiginal
Platypoecilus dominicensis Evermann & Clark, 1906
synonymjuniororiginal
Poecilia dominicensis (Evermann & Clark, 1906)
synonymjuniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia chica Miller, 1975
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia maylandi Meyer, 1983
acceptedseniororiginal
! Poecilia maylandai Meyer, 1983
synonymseniororiginal
Poecilia teresae Greenfield, 1990
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia dauli Meyer & Radda, 2000
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia kykesis Poeser, 2002
acceptedseniororiginal
! Poecilia kykensis Poeser, 2002
synonymseniororiginal
Mollienesia petenensis Günther, 1866
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Poecilia petenensis (non Günther, 1866)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Poecilia mechthildae Meyer, Etzel & Bork, 2002
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia boesemani Poeser, 2003
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia koperi Poeser, 2003
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia wandae Poeser, 2003
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia rositae Meyer, Schneider, Radda, Wilde & Schartl, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia wingei Poeser, Kempkes & Isbrücker, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia obscura Schories, Meyer & Schartl, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia sarrafae Bragança & Costa, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia waiapi Bragança, Costa & Gama, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia islai (Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver, 2020)
acceptedseniornew
Limia islai Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver, 2020
synonymseniororiginal
Poecilia mandibularis (Rodriguez-Silva, Torres-Pineda & Josaphat, 2020)
acceptedseniornew
Limia mandibularis Rodriguez-Silva, Torres-Pineda & Josaphat, 2020
synonymseniororiginal
Poeciliopsis presidionis (Jordan & Culver, 1895)
acceptedseniornew
Poecilia presidionis Jordan & Culver, 1895
synonymseniororiginal
Girardinus presidionis (Jordan & Culver, 1895)
synonymseniornew
Poeciliopsis gracilis (Heckel, 1848)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Gambusia heckeli Bleeker, 1860
synonymjuniororiginal
Priapichthys letonai Hildebrand, 1925
synonymjuniororiginal
Girardinus pleurospilus (non Günther, 1866)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Poeciliopsis occidentalis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
acceptedseniornew
Heterandria occidentalis Baird & Girard, 1853
synonymseniororiginal
Girardinus sonoriensis (non Girard, 1859)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
! Poeciliopsis sonorensis (Girard, 1859)
synonymseniornew
Poeciliopsis elongata (Günther, 1866)
acceptedseniornew
Poecilia elongata Günther, 1866
synonymseniororiginal
Aulophallus elongatus (Günther, 1866)
synonymseniornew
Mollienesia elongata (Günther, 1866)
synonymseniornew
Poeciliopsis pleurospilus (Günther, 1866)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Poeciliopsis infans (Woolman, 1894)
acceptedseniornew
Gambusia infans Woolman, 1894
synonymseniororiginal
Leptorhaphis infans (Woolman, 1894)
synonymseniornew
Poeciliopsis porosus de Buen, 1943
synonymjuniororiginal
Poeciliopsis latidens (Garman, 1895)
acceptedseniornew
Glaridodon latidens Garman, 1895
synonymseniororiginal
Glaridichthys latidens (Garman, 1895)
synonymseniornew
Poeciliopsis lutzi (Meek, 1902)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Heterandria colombianus Eigenmann & Henn, 1912
synonymjuniororiginal
Priapichthys fosteri Hildebrand, 1925
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Poeciliopsis anonas de Buen, 1943
synonymjuniororiginal
Gambusia infans (non Woolman, 1894)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Poeciliopsis lucida Miller, 1960
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Poeciliopsis hnilickai Meyer & Vogel, 1981
acceptedseniororiginal
Poeciliopsis scarlli Meyer, Riehl, Dawes & Dibble, 1985
acceptedseniororiginal
Poeciliopsis baenschi Meyer, Radda, Riehl & Feichtinger, 1986
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Poeciliopsis jackschultzi Conway, Mateos & Vrijenhoek, 2019
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Poecilia helleri (Heckel, 1848)
synonymseniornew
! Xiphophorus helleri Heckel, 1848
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
! Xiphorus helleri Heckel, 1848
synonymseniororiginal
Xiphophorus guntheri Jordan & Evermann, 1896
synonymjuniororiginal
Xiphophorus guentheri Jordan & Evermann, 1896
synonymjuniororiginal
Xiphophorus hellerii guentheri Jordan & Evermann, 1896
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Xiphophorus brevis Regan, 1907
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Xiphophorus couchianus (Girard, 1859)
acceptedseniornew
Limia couchiana Girard, 1859
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
! Xiphophorus cochianus (Girard, 1859)
synonymseniornew
! Xiphophorus conchianus (Girard, 1859)
synonymseniornew
Poecilia couchii Günther, 1866
synonymjuniororiginal
Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Poecilia maculata (Günther, 1866)
synonymseniornew
! Poecilia maculatus (Günther, 1866)
synonymseniornew
! Xiphorus maculatus (Günther, 1866)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Xiphophorus montezumae Jordan & Snyder, 1899
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Xiphophorus xiphidium (Gordon, 1932)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Xiphophorus pygmaeus Hubbs & Gordon, 1943
acceptedseniororiginal
Xiphophorus clemenciae Álvarez, 1959
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
Xiphophorus gordoni Miller & Minckley, 1963
acceptedseniororiginal
Xiphophorus couchianus gordoni Miller & Minckley, 1963
synonymseniorchange in rank
Xiphophorus signum Rosen & Kallman, 1969
acceptedseniorchange in rank
Xiphophorus helleri signum Rosen & Kallman, 1969
synonymseniororiginal
Xiphophorus andersi Meyer & Schartl, 1980
acceptedseniororiginal
Xiphophorus kosszanderi Meyer & Wischnath, 1981
acceptedseniororiginal
Xiphophorus roseni Meyer & Wischnath, 1981
acceptedseniororiginal
Xiphophorus birchmanni Lechner & Radda, 1987
acceptedseniorchange in rank
Xiphophorus montezumae birchmanni Lechner & Radda, 1987
synonymseniororiginal
! Xiphophorus birchmani Lechner & Radda, 1987
synonymseniororiginal
Xiphophorus meyeri Schartl & Schröder, 1988
acceptedseniororiginal
Xiphophorus continens Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot, 1990
acceptedseniororiginal
Xiphophorus malinche Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot, 1990
acceptedseniororiginal
Xiphophorus multilineatus Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot, 1990
acceptedseniororiginal
Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot, 1990
acceptedseniororiginal
Xiphophorus montezumae (non Jordan & Snyder, 1899)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Xiphophorus mayae Meyer & Schartl, 2002
acceptedseniororiginal
Xiphophorus kallmani Meyer & Schartl, 2003
acceptedseniororiginal
Xiphophorus mixei Kallman, Walter, Morizot & Kazianis, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Xiphophorus monticolus Kallman, Walter, Morizot & Kazianis, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Heterandria formosa (Girard, 1859)
acceptedseniornew
Girardinus formosus Girard, 1859
synonymseniororiginal
Heterandria attenuata Rosen & Bailey, 1979
acceptedseniororiginal
Heterandria tuxtlaensis McEachran & Dewitt, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia finlayi Santa Maria, 1956
ambiguousotheroriginal
Gambusia melapleura (Gosse, 1851)
acceptedseniornew
! Poecilia melanopleura Bleeker, 1860
ambiguousotheroriginal
synonymseniororiginal
! Haplochilus melanopleurus Günther, 1866
synonymotheroriginal
Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
acceptedseniornew
Heterandria affinis Baird & Girard, 1853
synonymseniororiginal
Gambusia affinis affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
synonymseniornew
Heterandria patruelis Baird & Girard, 1853
synonymjuniororiginal
Gambusia patruelis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
synonymjuniornew
Zygonectes patruelis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
synonymjuniornew
! Gambusia affinis katruelis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
synonymjuniornew
Gambusia gracilis Girard, 1859
synonymjuniororiginal
Zygonectes gracilis (Girard, 1859)
synonymjuniornew
Gambusia humilis Günther, 1866
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Zygonectes inurus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
synonymjuniororiginal
Fundulus inurus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
synonymjuniornew
Gambusia nobilis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
acceptedseniornew
Heterandria nobilis Baird & Girard, 1853
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Gambusia hubbsi Breder, 1934
synonymjuniororiginal
Gambusia howelli Rivas, 1944
synonymjuniororiginal
Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
Heterandria holbrooki (Girard, 1859)
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
! Gambusia holbrocki Girard, 1859
synonymseniororiginal
! Gambusia holbrookii Girard, 1859
synonymseniororiginal
Zygonectes atrilatus Jordan & Brayton, 1878
synonymjuniororiginal
Heterandria uninotata (non Poey, 1860)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Gambusia senilis Girard, 1859
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia speciosa Girard, 1859
acceptedseniororiginal
Zygonectus speciosa (Girard, 1859)
synonymseniornew
Gambusia nicaraguensis Günther, 1866
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia dovii Regan, 1913
synonymjuniororiginal
Gambusia mcnieli Fowler, 1916
synonymjuniororiginal
! Gambusia mcneili Fowler, 1916
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
! Gambusia aestiputius Fowler, 1950
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia wrayi Regan, 1913
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia gracilior Regan, 1913
synonymjuniororiginal
Gambusia yucatana Regan, 1914
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
Gambusia myersi Ahl, 1925
acceptedseniororiginal
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
Gambusia panuco Hubbs, 1926
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia regani Hubbs, 1926
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia vittata Hubbs, 1926
acceptedseniororiginal
Flexipenis vittata (Hubbs, 1926)
synonymseniornew
Flexipenis vittatus (Hubbs, 1926)
synonymseniornew
Gambusia manni Hubbs, 1927
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Gambusia gaigei Hubbs, 1929
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia beebei Myers, 1935
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
Gambusia baracoana Rivas, 1944
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Gambusia bucheri Rivas, 1944
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Gambusia lemaitrei Fowler, 1950
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia echeagarayi (Álvarez, 1952)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Heterophallus echeagarayi (Álvarez, 1952)
synonymseniornew
Gambusia alvarezi Hubbs & Springer, 1957
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia geiseri Hubbs & Hubbs, 1957
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia hurtadoi Hubbs & Springer, 1957
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia longispinis Minckley, 1962
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia marshi Minckley & Craddock, 1962
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
! Gambusia marschi Minckley & Craddock, 1962
synonymseniororiginal
Gambusia affinis (non Baird & Girard, 1853)
misappliedmisappliednew
Gambusia patruelis (non Baird & Girard, 1853)
misappliedmisappliednew
Gambusia gracilis (non Girard, 1859)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Gambusia senilis (non Girard, 1859)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Gambusia atrora Rosen & Bailey, 1963
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia krumholzi Minckley, 1963
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia luma Rosen & Bailey, 1963
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia georgei Hubbs & Peden, 1969
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia aurata Miller & Minckley, 1970
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia myersi (non Ahl, 1925)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia monticola Rivas, 1971
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia eurystoma Miller, 1975
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia xanthosoma Greenfield, 1983
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia clarkhubbsi Garrett & Edwards, 2003
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia zarskei Meyer, Schories & Schartl, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
Gambusia quadruncus Langerhans, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Girardinus garmani Eigenmann, 1903
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Glaridichthys torralbasi Eigenmann, 1903
synonymjuniororiginal
Girardinus creolus Garman, 1895
acceptedseniororiginal
Toxus riddlei Eigenmann, 1903
synonymjuniororiginal
Toxus serripenis Rivas, 1958
synonymjuniororiginal
Girardinus serripenis (Rivas, 1958)
synonymjuniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Girardinus cubensis (Eigenmann, 1903)
acceptedseniornew
Heterandria cubensis Eigenmann, 1903
synonymseniororiginal
Girardinus falcatus (Eigenmann, 1903)
acceptedseniornew
Glaridichthys falcatus Eigenmann, 1903
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Limia vittata (Guichenot, 1853)
acceptedseniornew
Poecilia vittata Guichenot, 1853
synonymseniororiginal
Limia cubensis Poey, 1854
synonymjuniororiginal
Limia pavonina Poey, 1876
synonymjuniororiginal
Limia dominicensis (Valenciennes, 1846)
acceptedseniornew
Poecilia dominicensis Valenciennes, 1846
synonymseniororiginal
Limia melanogaster (Günther, 1866)
acceptedseniornew
Poecilia melanogaster Günther, 1866
synonymseniororiginal
Lebistes melanogaster (Günther, 1866)
synonymseniornew
Limia versicolor (Günther, 1866)
acceptedseniornew
Girardinus versicolor Günther, 1866
synonymseniororiginal
Poecilia versicolor (Günther, 1866)
synonymseniornew
Limia tridens (non Hilgendorf, 1889)
misappliedmisappliednew
Limia tridens (Hilgendorf, 1889)
acceptedseniornew
Poecilia tridens Hilgendorf, 1889
synonymseniororiginal
Limia perugiae (Evermann & Clark, 1906)
acceptedseniornew
Platypoecilus perugiae Evermann & Clark, 1906
synonymseniororiginal
Poecilia perugiae (Evermann & Clark, 1906)
synonymseniornew
Limia heterandria Regan, 1913
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia heterandria (Regan, 1913)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Limia arnoldi Regan, 1913
synonymjuniororiginal
Limia ornata Regan, 1913
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia ornata (Regan, 1913)
synonymseniornew
Limia zonata (Nichols, 1915)
acceptedseniornew
Heterandria zonata Nichols, 1915
synonymseniororiginal
Limia nicholsi Myers, 1931
synonymjuniororiginal
Poecilia nicholsi (Myers, 1931)
synonymjuniornew
Limia melanonotata Nichols & Myers, 1923
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia melanonotata (Nichols & Myers, 1923)
synonymseniornew
Limia caymanensis Rivas & Fink, 1970
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia caymanensis (Rivas & Fink, 1970)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Limia garnieri Rivas, 1980
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia garnieri (Rivas, 1980)
synonymseniornew
Limia grossidens Rivas, 1980
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia grossidens (Rivas, 1980)
synonymseniornew
Limia immaculata Rivas, 1980
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia immaculata (Rivas, 1980)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Limia pauciradiata Rivas, 1980
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia pauciradiata (Rivas, 1980)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
! Limia sulphurophilia Rivas, 1980
synonymseniororiginal
Limia yaguajali Rivas, 1980
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia yaguajali (Rivas, 1980)
synonymseniornew
Limia rivasi Franz & Burgess, 1983
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia rivasi (Franz & Burgess, 1983)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Heterandria bimaculata (Heckel, 1848)
synonymseniornew
Poeciliodes bimaculatus Steindachner, 1863
ambiguoushomonymoriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Pseudoxiphophorus jonesii (Günther, 1874)
acceptedseniornew
Mollienesia jonesii Günther, 1874
synonymseniororiginal
Heterandria jonesii (Günther, 1874)
synonymseniornew
! Heterandria jonesi (Günther, 1874)
synonymseniornew
Pseudoxiphophorus anzuetoi (Rosen & Bailey, 1979)
acceptedseniornew
Heterandria anzuetoi Rosen & Bailey, 1979
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Pseudoxiphophorus litoperas (Rosen & Bailey, 1979)
acceptedseniornew
Heterandria litoperas Rosen & Bailey, 1979
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Poecilia gracilis Valenciennes, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
Cnesterodon carnegiei Haseman, 1911
acceptedseniororiginal
Cnesterodon brevirostratus Rosa & Costa, 1993
acceptedseniororiginal
Cnesterodon septentrionalis Rosa & Costa, 1993
acceptedseniororiginal
Cnesterodon hypselurus Lucinda & Garavello, 2001
acceptedseniororiginal
Cnesterodon omorgmatos Lucinda & Garavello, 2001
acceptedseniororiginal
Cnesterodon raddai Meyer & Etzel, 2001
acceptedseniororiginal
Cnesterodon iguape Lucinda, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
Cnesterodon holopteros Lucinda, Litz & Recuero, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Cnesterodon pirai Aguilera, Mirande & Azpelicueta, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Phalloceros aspilos Lucinda, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Phalloceros buckupi Lucinda, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Phalloceros harpagos Lucinda, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Phalloceros caudimaculatus (non Hensel, 1868)
misappliedmisappliednew
Phalloceros caudomaculatus (non Hensel, 1868)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Phalloceros leticiae Lucinda, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Phalloceros lucenorum Lucinda, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Phalloceros megapolos Lucinda, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Phalloceros ocellatus Lucinda, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Phalloceros pellos Lucinda, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Phalloceros reisi Lucinda, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Phalloceros spiloura Lucinda, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Phalloceros titthos Lucinda, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Phalloceros tupinamba Lucinda, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Phalloceros uai Lucinda, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Poecilia januarius (Hensel, 1868)
synonymseniornew
Girardinus iheringii Boulenger, 1889
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Alfaro cultratus (Regan, 1908)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Alfaro amazonum (Regan, 1911)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Alfaro huberi (Fowler, 1923)
acceptedseniornew
Priapichthys huberi Fowler, 1923
synonymseniororiginal
Furcipenis huberi (Fowler, 1923)
synonymseniornew
! Alfaro hubberi (Fowler, 1923)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Brachyrhaphis olomina (non Meek, 1914)
misappliedmisappliednew
Priapichthys olomina (non Meek, 1914)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Brachyrhaphis episcopi (Steindachner, 1878)
acceptedseniornew
Gambusia episcopi Steindachner, 1878
synonymseniororiginal
Priapichthys episcopi (Steindachner, 1878)
synonymseniornew
Gambusia latipunctata Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Brachyrhaphis cascajalensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
acceptedseniornew
Gambusia cascajalensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora (non Regan, 1908)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Brachyrhaphis hartwegi Rosen & Bailey, 1963
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Brachyrhaphis roseni Bussing, 1988
acceptedseniororiginal
Brachyrhaphis roswithae Meyer & Etzel, 1998
acceptedseniororiginal
Brachyrhaphis hessfeldi Meyer & Etzel, 2001
acceptedseniororiginal
Pamphorichthys minor (Garman, 1895)
acceptedseniornew
Heterandria minor Garman, 1895
synonymseniororiginal
Poecilia minor (Garman, 1895)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Pamphoria scalpridens (Garman, 1895)
synonymseniornew
Poecilia scalpridens (Garman, 1895)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Poecilia hasemani (Henn, 1916)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
Limia hollandi Henn, 1916
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Poecilia hollandi (Henn, 1916)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
Poecilia araguaiensis (Costa, 1991)
synonymseniornew
Pamphorichthys pertapeh Figueiredo, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Priapella bonita (Meek, 1904)
acceptedseniornew
Gambusia bonita Meek, 1904
synonymseniororiginal
Priapella compressa Álvarez, 1948
acceptedseniororiginal
Priapella intermedia Álvarez & Carranza, 1952
acceptedseniororiginal
Priapella olmecae Meyer & Espinosa Pérez, 1990
acceptedseniororiginal
! Priapella olmaceae Meyer & Espinosa Pérez, 1990
synonymseniororiginal
Priapella chamulae Schartl, Meyer & Wilde, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Priapella lacandonae Meyer, Schories & Schartl, 2011
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Gambusia annectens Regan, 1907
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Priapichthys nigroventralis (Eigenmann & Henn, 1912)
acceptedseniornew
Gambusia nigroventralis Eigenmann & Henn, 1912
synonymseniororiginal
Alloheterandria nigroventralis (Eigenmann & Henn, 1912)
synonymseniornew
Pseudopoecilia nigroventralis (Eigenmeann & Henn, 1912)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Priapichthys darienensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
acceptedseniornew
Gambusia darienensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
synonymseniororiginal
Diphyacantha darienensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
synonymseniornew
Priapichthys caliensis (Eigenmann & Henn, 1916)
acceptedseniornew
Gambusia caliensis Eigenmann & Henn, 1916
synonymseniororiginal
Alloheterandria caliensis (Eigenmann & Henn, 1916)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Priapichthys panamensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
acceptedseniororiginal
Pseudopoecilia panamensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1916)
synonymseniornew
Priapichthys puetzi Meyer & Etzel, 1996
acceptedseniororiginal
Pseudopoecilia festae (Boulenger, 1898)
acceptedseniornew
Poecilia festae Boulenger, 1898
synonymseniororiginal
Priapichthys festae (Boulenger, 1898)
synonymseniornew
Pseudopoecilia fria (Eigenmann & Henn, 1914)
acceptedseniornew
Poecilia fria Eigenmann & Henn, 1914
synonymseniororiginal
Priapichthys fria (Eigenmann & Henn, 1914)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
! Gambusia rachowi (Regan, 1914)
synonymseniornew
! Gambusia rachowii (Regan, 1914)
synonymseniornew
! Heterophallus rachowi Regan, 1914
synonymseniororiginal
Gambusia atzi Rosen & Gordon, 1951
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Neoheterandria cana (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
acceptedseniornew
Gambusia cana Meek & Hildebrand, 1913
synonymseniororiginal
Allogambusia cana (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Phallotorynus jacundus Ihering, 1930
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Phallotorynus dispilos Lucinda, Rosa & Reis, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
Phallotorynus pankalos Lucinda, Rosa & Reis, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
Phallotorynus psittakos Lucinda, Rosa & Reis, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
Phallichthys amates (Miller, 1907)
acceptedseniornew
Poecilia amates Miller, 1907
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Phallichthys fairweatheri Rosen & Bailey, 1959
acceptedseniororiginal
Phallichthys tico Bussing, 1963
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Micropoecilia branneri (Eigenmann, 1894)
acceptedseniornew
Poecilia branneri Eigenmann, 1894
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Micropoecilia bifurca (Eigenmann, 1909)
acceptedseniornew
Acanthophacelus bifurcus Eigenmann, 1909
synonymseniororiginal
Poecilia bifurca (Eigenmann, 1909)
synonymseniornew
Micropoecilia minima (Costa & Sarraf, 1997)
acceptedseniornew
Poecilia minima Costa & Sarraf, 1997
synonymseniororiginal
Quintana atrizona Hubbs, 1934
acceptedseniororiginal
Carlhubbsia kidderi (Hubbs, 1936)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Carlhubbsia stuarti Rosen & Bailey, 1959
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Scolichthys iota Rosen, 1967
acceptedseniororiginal
Tomeurinae
Tomeurus gracilis Eigenmann, 1909
acceptedseniororiginal
Xenodexiinae
acceptedseniororiginal
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