WoRMS taxon details
Poeciliidae Bonaparte, 1831
- Subfamily Aplocheilichthyinae Myers, 1928
- Genus Aplocheilichthys Bleeker, 1863
- Species Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861)
- Species Aplocheilichthys bensonii (Peters, 1864) accepted as Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861)
- Species Aplocheilichthys spilauchena (Duméril, 1861) accepted as Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861) (misspelling)
- Species Aplocheilichthys tschiloangensis Ahl, 1928 accepted as Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861)
- Species Aplocheilichthys typus Bleeker, 1863 accepted as Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861)
- Genus Haplocheilichthys accepted as Aplocheilichthys Bleeker, 1863 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Haplochilichthys accepted as Aplocheilichthys Bleeker, 1863 (misspelling)
- Species Haplochilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861) accepted as Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861)
- Species Haplochilichthys spilauchena (Duméril, 1861) accepted as Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861)
- Species Haplochilichthys stuhlmanni Ahl, 1924 accepted as Pantanodon stuhlmanni (Ahl, 1924)
- Genus Aplocheilichthys Bleeker, 1863
- Subfamily Poeciliinae Bonaparte, 1831
- Genus Belonesox Kner, 1860
- Species Belonesox belizanus Kner, 1860
- Species Belonesox belizanus Kner, 1860
- Genus Brachyrhaphis Regan, 1913
- Genus Cnesterodon Garman, 1895
- Genus Gambusia Poey, 1854
- Species Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
- Species Gambusia dominicensis Regan, 1913
- Species Gambusia heterochir Hubbs, 1957
- Species Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859
- Species Gambusia lemaitrei Fowler, 1950
- Species Gambusia luma Rosen & Bailey, 1963
- Species Gambusia manni Hubbs, 1927
- Species Gambusia marshi Minckley & Craddock, 1962
- Species Gambusia nicaraguensis Günther, 1866
- Species Gambusia puncticulata Poey, 1854
- Species Gambusia rhizophorae Rivas, 1969
- Species Gambusia sexradiata Hubbs, 1936
- Species Gambusia wrayi Regan, 1913
- Species Gambusia xanthosoma Greenfield, 1983
- Species Gambusia aestiputeus Fowler, 1950 accepted as Gambusia nicaraguensis Günther, 1866
- Species Gambusia aestiputius Fowler, 1950 accepted as Gambusia nicaraguensis Günther, 1866 (misspelling)
- Species Gambusia cascajalensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1913 accepted as Brachyrhaphis cascajalensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913)
- Species Gambusia caymanensis Regan, 1913 accepted as Gambusia puncticulata Poey, 1854
- Species Gambusia dovii Regan, 1913 accepted as Gambusia nicaraguensis Günther, 1866
- Species Gambusia fasciata Meek, 1904 accepted as Poeciliopsis fasciata (Meek, 1904)
- Species Gambusia gracilior Regan, 1913 accepted as Gambusia wrayi Regan, 1913
- Species Gambusia gracilis Girard, 1859 accepted as Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
- Species Gambusia holbrocki Girard, 1859 accepted as Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 (misspelling)
- Species Gambusia holbrookii Girard, 1859 accepted as Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 (misspelling)
- Species Gambusia howelli Rivas, 1944 accepted as Gambusia puncticulata Poey, 1854
- Species Gambusia hubbsi Breder, 1934 accepted as Gambusia puncticulata Poey, 1854
- Species Gambusia humilis Günther, 1866 accepted as Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
- Species Gambusia mcneili Fowler, 1916 accepted as Gambusia nicaraguensis Günther, 1866 (misspelling)
- Species Gambusia mcnieli Fowler, 1916 accepted as Gambusia nicaraguensis Günther, 1866
- Species Gambusia melanosticta Regan, 1913 accepted as Gambusia puncticulata Poey, 1854
- Species Gambusia modesta Troschel, 1865 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846 (synonym)
- Species Gambusia nigropunctata Regan, 1913 accepted as Gambusia puncticulata Poey, 1854
- Species Gambusia oligosticta Regan, 1913 accepted as Gambusia puncticulata Poey, 1854
- Species Gambusia patruelis (Baird & Girard, 1853) accepted as Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
- Species Gambusia picturada Poey, 1868 accepted as Gambusia puncticulata Poey, 1854
- Species Gambusia plumbea Troschel, 1865 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
- Species Gambusia turrubarensis Meek, 1912 accepted as Poeciliopsis turrubarensis (Meek, 1912)
- Species Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
- Genus Heterandria Agassiz, 1853
- Species Heterandria formosa Girard, 1859
- Species Heterandria affinis Baird & Girard, 1853 accepted as Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
- Species Heterandria colombianus Eigenmann & Henn, 1912 accepted as Poeciliopsis turrubarensis (Meek, 1912) (synonym)
- Species Heterandria guppyi (Günther, 1866) accepted as Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 (misspelling)
- Species Heterandria holbrooki (Girard, 1859) accepted as Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859
- Species Heterandria patruelis Baird & Girard, 1853 accepted as Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
- Genus Limia Poey, 1854
- Species Limia caymanensis Rivas & Fink, 1970
- Species Limia rivasi Franz & Burgess, 1983
- Species Limia vittata (Guichenot, 1853)
- Species Limia cubensis Poey, 1854 accepted as Limia vittata (Guichenot, 1853)
- Species Limia formosa Girard, 1859 accepted as Poecilia formosa (Girard, 1859)
- Species Limia islai Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver, 2020 accepted as Poecilia islai (Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver, 2020)
- Species Limia mandibularis Rodriguez-Silva, Torres-Pineda & Josaphat, 2020 accepted as Poecilia mandibularis (Rodriguez-Silva, Torres-Pineda & Josaphat, 2020)
- Species Limia matamorensis Girard, 1859 accepted as Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821) (synonym)
- Species Limia pavonina Poey, 1876 accepted as Limia vittata (Guichenot, 1853)
- Species Limia poeciloides Girard, 1858 accepted as Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821) (synonym)
- Species Limia venusta Girard, 1858 accepted as Lucania parva (Baird & Girard, 1855)
- Genus Micropoecilia Hubbs, 1926
- Species Micropoecilia picta (Regan, 1913)
- Species Micropoecilia amazonica (Garman, 1895) accepted as Poecilia parae Eigenmann, 1894 (junior synonym)
- Species Micropoecilia parae (Eigenmann, 1894) accepted as Poecilia parae Eigenmann, 1894
- Genus Phalloceros Eigenmann, 1907
- Species Phalloceros caudimaculatus (Hensel, 1868)
- Species Phalloceros caudomaculatus (Hensel, 1868) accepted as Phalloceros caudimaculatus (Hensel, 1868) (misspelling)
- Genus Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Species Poecilia akroa Figueiredo & Moreira, 2018
- Species Poecilia formosa (Girard, 1859)
- Species Poecilia islai (Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver, 2020)
- Species Poecilia kykesis Poeser, 2002
- Species Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821)
- Species Poecilia mandibularis (Rodriguez-Silva, Torres-Pineda & Josaphat, 2020)
- Species Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863
- Species Poecilia orri Fowler, 1943
- Species Poecilia parae Eigenmann, 1894
- Species Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859
- Species Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
- Species Poecilia velifera (Regan, 1914)
- Species Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Species Poecilia amazonica Garman, 1895 accepted as Poecilia parae Eigenmann, 1894 (synonym)
- Species Poecilia bensonii Peters, 1864 accepted as Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861)
- Species Poecilia boucardii Steindachner, 1878 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
- Species Poecilia calaritana Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Aphanius fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821)
- Species Poecilia chisoyensis Günther, 1866 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
- Species Poecilia coenicola Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Fundulus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Poecilia cuneata Garman, 1895 accepted as Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863
- Species Poecilia decemmaculata Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Poecilia dovii Günther, 1866 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
- Species Poecilia elongata Günther, 1866 accepted as Poeciliopsis elongata (Günther, 1866)
- Species Poecilia fasciata Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Fundulus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Species Poecilia fusca Forster, 1801 accepted as Eleotris fusca (Forster, 1801)
- Species Poecilia gracilis Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Poecilia helleri (Heckel, 1848) accepted as Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848 (misspelling)
- Species Poecilia kykensis Poeser, 2002 accepted as Poecilia kykesis Poeser, 2002
- Species Poecilia latipes Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 accepted as Oryzias latipes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
- Species Poecilia limantouri Jordan & Snyder, 1899 accepted as Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863
- Species Poecilia lineolata Girard, 1858 accepted as Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821) (synonym)
- Species Poecilia multilineata Lesueur, 1821 accepted as Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821) (synonym)
- Species Poecilia picta Regan, 1913 accepted as Micropoecilia picta (Regan, 1913)
- Species Poecilia reticulate Peters, 1859 accepted as Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 (misspelling)
- Species Poecilia reticulatus Peters, 1859 accepted as Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 (misspelling)
- Species Poecilia rivasi (Franz & Burgess, 1983) accepted as Limia rivasi Franz & Burgess, 1983
- Species Poecilia schneideri Valenciennes, 1821 accepted as Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Species Poecilia spilauchena Duméril, 1861 accepted as Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861)
- Species Poecilia spilonota Regan, 1908 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
- Species Poecilia spilurus Günther, 1866 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
- Species Poecilia surinamensis Valenciennes, 1821 accepted as Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Species Poecilia tenuis Meek, 1907 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
- Species Poecilia thermalis Steindachner, 1863 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
- Species Poecilia unimaculata Valenciennes, 1821 accepted as Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Species Poecilia vetiprovidentiae Fowler, 1950 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
- Species Poecilia vittata Guichenot, 1853 accepted as Limia vittata (Guichenot, 1853)
- Genus Poeciliopsis Regan, 1913
- Genus Priapichthys Regan, 1913
- Genus Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848
- Species Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
- Species Xiphophorus milleri Rosen, 1960
- Species Xiphophorus brevis Regan, 1907 accepted as Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
- Species Xiphophorus guntheri Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
- Species Xiphophorus helleri Heckel, 1848 accepted as Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848 (misspelling)
- Species Xiphophorus rachovii Regan, 1911 accepted as Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
- Species Xiphophorus strigatus Regan, 1907 accepted as Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
- Species Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
- Genus Acanthophacelus Eigenmann, 1907 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Species Acanthophacelus guppii (Günther, 1866) accepted as Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859
- Species Acanthophacelus melanzonus Eigenmann, 1909 accepted as Poecilia parae Eigenmann, 1894 (synonym)
- Species Acanthophacelus reticulatus (Peters, 1859) accepted as Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859
- Genus Flexipenis Hubbs in Rivas, 1963 accepted as Gambusia Poey, 1854
- Genus Glaridichthys Garman, 1896 accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854
- Species Glaridichthys latidens (Garman, 1895) accepted as Poeciliopsis latidens (Garman, 1895)
- Genus Glaridodon Garman, 1895 accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854
- Species Glaridodon latidens Garman, 1895 accepted as Poeciliopsis latidens (Garman, 1895)
- Genus Lembesseia Fowler, 1949 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Species Lembesseia parvianalis Fowler, 1949 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
- Genus Leptorhaphis Regan, 1913 accepted as Poeciliopsis Regan, 1913
- Genus Molinesia accepted as Mollienesia Lesueur, 1821 (misspelling)
- Genus Mollienesia Lesueur, 1821 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Species Mollienesia elongata (Günther, 1866) accepted as Poeciliopsis elongata (Günther, 1866)
- Species Mollienesia formosa (Girard, 1859) accepted as Poecilia formosa (Girard, 1859)
- Species Mollienesia latipinna Lesueur, 1821 accepted as Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821) (synonym)
- Species Mollienesia pallida de Buen, 1943 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
- Species Mollienesia velifera Regan, 1914 accepted as Poecilia velifera (Regan, 1914)
- Genus Mollienisia accepted as Mollienesia Lesueur, 1821 (misspelling)
- Species Mollienisia latipinna Lesueur, 1821 accepted as Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821) (misspelling)
- Genus Neopoecilia Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Species Neopoecilia holacanthus Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Genus Pamphoria Regan, 1913 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Genus Parapoecilia Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Genus Platypoecilus Günther, 1866 accepted as Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848
- Species Platypoecilus mentalis Gill, 1877 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
- Species Platypoecilus nelsoni Meek, 1904 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
- Species Platypoecilus tropicus Meek, 1907 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
- Genus Plectrophallus Fowler, 1932 accepted as Brachyrhaphis Regan, 1913
- Genus Pocilia accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Pocilia reticulata Peters, 1859 accepted as Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Poeciliodes Steindachner, 1863 accepted as Heterandria Agassiz, 1853 (synonym)
- Genus Schizophallus Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Gambusia Poey, 1854 (synonym)
- Species Schizophallus holbrooki (Girard, 1859) accepted as Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859
- Genus Zygonectes Agassiz, 1854 accepted as Fundulus Lacepède, 1803
- Species Zygonectes atrilatus Jordan & Brayton, 1878 accepted as Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859
- Species Zygonectes brachypterus Cope, 1880 accepted as Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
- Species Zygonectes funduloides Evermann, 1892 accepted as Fundulus pulvereus (Evermann, 1892) (synonym)
- Species Zygonectes gracilis (Girard, 1859) accepted as Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
- Species Zygonectes inurus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
- Species Zygonectes jenkinsi Evermann, 1892 accepted as Fundulus jenkinsi (Evermann, 1892)
- Species Zygonectes patruelis (Baird & Girard, 1853) accepted as Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
- Species Zygonectes pulvereus Evermann, 1892 accepted as Fundulus pulvereus (Evermann, 1892) (synonym)
- Species Zygonectes rubrifrons Jordan, 1880 accepted as Fundulus rubrifrons (Jordan, 1880)
- Genus Zygonectus (uncertain > unassessed)
- Genus Belonesox Kner, 1860
- Subfamily Procatopodinae Fowler, 1916
- Genus Pantanodon Myers, 1955
- Species Pantanodon madagascariensis (Arnoult, 1963)
- Species Pantanodon stuhlmanni (Ahl, 1924)
- Species Pantanodon podoxys Myers, 1955 accepted as Pantanodon stuhlmanni (Ahl, 1924)
- Genus Pantanodon Myers, 1955
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Poeciliidae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154389 on 2024-09-24
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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