WoRMS taxon details
Gambusia Poey, 1854
Dicerophallus Álvarez, 1952 · unaccepted
Flexipenis Hubbs in Rivas, 1963 · unaccepted
Schizophallus Hubbs, 1926 · unaccepted (synonym)
- 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 Hiatirhaphis cascajalensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- 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 marschi Minckley & Craddock, 1962 accepted as Gambusia marshi Minckley & Craddock, 1962 (misspelling)
- 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)
Poey, F. (1851-1854). Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompañadas de sumarios Latinos y extractos en Francés. <em>La Habana.</em> v. 1: 1-463, Pls. 1-34. [publication dates following Norman, 1938: 1-40, pls 1-8 (Nov 1851); 40-120, pls 9-14 (Apr 1852); 121-200, pls 15-22 (Oct 1852); 201-280, pls 23-30 (May 1853); 281-463, pls 31-34 (Jun 1854)]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2525137 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Gambusia Poey, 1854. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159323 on 2025-04-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Poey, F. (1851-1854). Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompañadas de sumarios Latinos y extractos en Francés. <em>La Habana.</em> v. 1: 1-463, Pls. 1-34. [publication dates following Norman, 1938: 1-40, pls 1-8 (Nov 1851); 40-120, pls 9-14 (Apr 1852); 121-200, pls 15-22 (Oct 1852); 201-280, pls 23-30 (May 1853); 281-463, pls 31-34 (Jun 1854)]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2525137 [details]
original description (of Dicerophallus Álvarez, 1952) Álvarez, J. (1952). Dicerophallini, nueva tribu de Poeciliidae de Chiapas (Pisc., Cyprinodont.). <em>Ciencia (Mexico City).</em> v. 12 (nos 3-4): 95-97. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Dicerophallus Álvarez, 1952) Álvarez, J. (1952). Dicerophallini, nueva tribu de Poeciliidae de Chiapas (Pisc., Cyprinodont.). <em>Ciencia (Mexico City).</em> v. 12 (nos 3-4): 95-97. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]



