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WoRMS taxon details

Poeciliidae 
AphiaID: 154389

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Cyprinodontiformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Edited by Database Management Team
Rank Family
Parent Cyprinodontiformes
Sources  basis of record: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

additional source: Fishbase, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English poeciliids  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Subfamily Aplocheilichthyinae
  » Genus Aplocheilichthys Bleeker, 1863
» Genus Hylopanchax
» Genus Lacustricola
» Genus Poropanchax
Subfamily Fluviphylacinae
Subfamily Poeciliinae
  » Genus Alfaro
» Genus Belonesox
» Genus Brachyrhaphis
» Genus Carlhubbsia
» Genus Cnesterodon
» Genus Gambusia Poey, 1854
» Genus Girardinus Poey, 1854
» Genus Haridichthys
» Genus Heterandria Agassiz, 1853
» Genus Heterophallus
» Genus Limia
» Genus Micropoecilia
» Genus Mollienesia
» Genus Neoheterandria
» Genus Pamphorichthys
» Genus Phallichthys
» Genus Phalloceros
» Genus Phalloptychus
» Genus Phallotorynus
» Genus Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
» Genus Poeciliopsis
» Genus Priapella
» Genus Priapichthys
» Genus Pseudopoecilia Regan, 1913
» Genus Quintana
» Genus Scolichthys
» Genus Tomeurus
» Genus Xenodexia
» Genus Xenophallus
» Genus Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848
» Genus Acanthophacelus accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
» Genus Aulophallus accepted as Poeciliopsis
» Genus Glaridichthys accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854
» Genus Glaridodon accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854
» Genus Lebistes De Filippi, 1861 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
» Genus Lembesseia accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
» Genus Molinesia accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
» Genus Mollienisia accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
» Genus Neopoecilia accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
» Genus Platypoecilus accepted as Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848
» Genus Poeciliodes Steindachner, 1863 accepted as Heterandria Agassiz, 1853
» Genus Poecilioides accepted as Poeciliodes Steindachner, 1863 accepted as Heterandria Agassiz, 1853
» Genus Schizophallus Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Gambusia Poey, 1854
» Genus Xiphorus accepted as Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848
» Genus Zygonectes accepted as Fundulus Lacepède, 1803
Subfamily Procatopodinae
  » Genus Fluviphylax
» Genus Hypsopanchax
» Genus Lamprichthys
» Genus Micropanchax Myers, 1924
» Genus Pantanodon
» Genus Plataplochilus
» Genus Procatopus
» Genus Haplochilichthys accepted as Aplocheilichthys Bleeker, 1863
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154389
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-04-18 08:19:08Z  created  Appeltans, Ward
2005-05-27 07:39:43Z  changed  Cuvelier, Daphne
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Poeciliidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154389 on 2013-05-24
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