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Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801

1386181  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1386181)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Cyprinodontiformes (Order)
  7. Poeciliidae (Family)
  8. Poecilia (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Alazon Gistel, 1848 · unaccepted
Lebistes De Filippi, 1861 · unaccepted (synonym)
Molinesia Lesueur, 1821 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Mollienisia Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846 · unaccepted (misspelling)

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  1. Species Poecilia amazonica Garman, 1895
  2. Species Poecilia boesemani Poeser, 2003
  3. Species Poecilia butleri Jordan, 1889
  4. Species Poecilia catemaconis Miller, 1975
  5. Species Poecilia caucana (Steindachner, 1880)
  6. Species Poecilia caudofasciata (Regan, 1913)
  7. Species Poecilia chica Miller, 1975
  8. Species Poecilia dauli Meyer & Radda, 2000
  9. Species Poecilia elegans (Trewavas, 1948)
  10. Species Poecilia formosa (Girard, 1859)
  11. Species Poecilia gillii (Kner, 1863)
  12. Species Poecilia hispaniolana Rivas, 1978
  13. Species Poecilia koperi Poeser, 2003
  14. Species Poecilia kykesis Poeser, 2002
  15. Species Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821)
  16. Species Poecilia latipunctata Meek, 1904
  17. Species Poecilia marcellinoi Poeser, 1995
  18. Species Poecilia maylandi Meyer, 1983
  19. Species Poecilia mechthildae Meyer, Etzel & Bork, 2002
  20. Species Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863
  21. Species Poecilia nicholsi (Myers, 1931)
  22. Species Poecilia orri Fowler, 1943
  23. Species Poecilia petenensis Günther, 1866
  24. Species Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859
  25. Species Poecilia salvatoris Regan, 1907
  26. Species Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  27. Species Poecilia sulphuraria (Alvarez, 1948)
  28. Species Poecilia teresae Greenfield, 1990
  29. Species Poecilia vandepolli Van Lidth de Jeude, 1887
  30. Species Poecilia velifera (Regan, 1914)
  31. Species Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  32. Species Poecilia wandae Poeser, 2003
  33. Species Poecilia amates Miller, 1907 accepted as Phallichthys amates (Miller, 1907)
  34. Species Poecilia araguaiensis (Costa, 1991) accepted as Pamphorichthys araguaiensis Costa, 1991
  35. Species Poecilia bensonii Peters, 1864 accepted as Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861)
  36. Species Poecilia bifurca (Eigenmann, 1909) accepted as Micropoecilia bifurca (Eigenmann, 1909)
  37. Species Poecilia bogotensis Humboldt, 1821 accepted as Grundulus bogotensis (Humboldt, 1821)
  38. Species Poecilia boucardii Steindachner, 1878 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  39. Species Poecilia branneri Eigenmann, 1894 accepted as Micropoecilia branneri (Eigenmann, 1894)
  40. Species Poecilia calaritana Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Aphanius fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821)
  41. Species Poecilia catenata Storer, 1846 accepted as Fundulus catenatus (Storer, 1846)
  42. Species Poecilia caudata Meek, 1909 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  43. Species Poecilia chisoyensis Günther, 1866 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  44. Species Poecilia coenicola Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Fundulus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  45. Species Poecilia couchii Günther, 1866 accepted as Xiphophorus couchianus (Girard, 1859)
  46. Species Poecilia cuneata Garman, 1895 accepted as Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863
  47. Species Poecilia decemmaculata Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  48. Species Poecilia dominicensis Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Limia dominicensis (Valenciennes, 1846)
  49. Species Poecilia dovii Günther, 1866 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  50. Species Poecilia elongata Günther, 1866 accepted as Poeciliopsis elongata (Günther, 1866)
  51. Species Poecilia fasciata Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Fundulus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  52. Species Poecilia festae Boulenger, 1898 accepted as Pseudopoecilia festae (Boulenger, 1898)
  53. Species Poecilia fria Eigenmann & Henn, 1914 accepted as Pseudopoecilia fria (Eigenmann & Henn, 1914)
  54. Species Poecilia fusca Forster, 1801 accepted as Eleotris fusca (Forster, 1801)
  55. Species Poecilia gilli (Kner & Steindachner, 1864) accepted as Poecilia gillii (Kner, 1863)
  56. Species Poecilia gracilis Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  57. Species Poecilia hasemani (Henn, 1916) accepted as Pamphorichthys hasemani (Henn, 1916)
  58. Species Poecilia helleri (Heckel, 1848) accepted as Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
  59. Species Poecilia heterandria (Regan, 1913) accepted as Limia heterandria Regan, 1913
  60. Species Poecilia heteristia Regan, 1909 accepted as Micropoecilia branneri (Eigenmann, 1894)
  61. Species Poecilia holacanthus (Hubbs, 1924) accepted as Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  62. Species Poecilia hollandi (Henn, 1916) accepted as Pamphorichthys hollandi (Henn, 1916)
  63. Species Poecilia januarius (Hensel, 1868) accepted as Phalloptychus januarius (Hensel, 1868)
  64. Species Poecilia kykensis Poeser, 2002 accepted as Poecilia kykesis Poeser, 2002
  65. Species Poecilia latipes Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 accepted as Oryzias latipes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
  66. Species Poecilia limantouri Jordan & Snyder, 1899 accepted as Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863
  67. Species Poecilia lineolata Girard, 1858 accepted as Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821)
  68. Species Poecilia maculata (Günther, 1866) accepted as Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866)
  69. Species Poecilia maculatus (Günther, 1866) accepted as Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866)
  70. Species Poecilia maylandai Meyer, 1983 accepted as Poecilia maylandi Meyer, 1983
  71. Species Poecilia melanogaster Günther, 1866 accepted as Limia melanogaster (Günther, 1866)
  72. Species Poecilia melanopleura Bleeker, 1860 accepted as Gambusia melapleura (Gosse, 1851)
  73. Species Poecilia melanzona (Eigenmann, 1909) accepted as Micropoecilia parae (Eigenmann, 1894)
  74. Species Poecilia melapleura Gosse, 1851 accepted as Gambusia melapleura (Gosse, 1851)
  75. Species Poecilia minima Costa & Sarraf, 1997 accepted as Micropoecilia minima (Costa & Sarraf, 1997)
  76. Species Poecilia minor (Garman, 1895) accepted as Pamphorichthys minor (Garman, 1895)
  77. Species Poecilia multilineata Lesueur, 1821 accepted as Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821)
  78. Species Poecilia nigrofasciata (Regan, 1913) accepted as Limia nigrofasciata Regan, 1913
  79. Species Poecilia nuchimaculata Guichenot, 1866 accepted as Pachypanchax omalonotus (Duméril, 1861)
  80. Species Poecilia olivacea Storer, 1845 accepted as Fundulus olivaceus (Storer, 1845)
  81. Species Poecilia omalonota Duméril, 1861 accepted as Pachypanchax omalonotus (Duméril, 1861)
  82. Species Poecilia parae Eigenmann, 1894 accepted as Micropoecilia parae (Eigenmann, 1894)
  83. Species Poecilia perugiae (Evermann & Clark, 1906) accepted as Limia perugiae (Evermann & Clark, 1906)
  84. Species Poecilia picta Regan, 1913 accepted as Micropoecilia picta (Regan, 1913)
  85. Species Poecilia pittieri Meek, 1912 accepted as Phallichthys amates (Miller, 1907)
  86. Species Poecilia presidionis Jordan & Culver, 1895 accepted as Poeciliopsis presidionis (Jordan & Culver, 1895)
  87. Species Poecilia punctata Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Jenynsia multidentata (Jenyns, 1842)
  88. Species Poecilia reticulate Peters, 1859 accepted as Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859
  89. Species Poecilia reticulatus Peters, 1859 accepted as Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859
  90. Species Poecilia retropinna Regan, 1908 accepted as Poeciliopsis retropinna (Regan, 1908)
  91. Species Poecilia rivasi (Franz & Burgess, 1983) accepted as Limia rivasi Franz & Burgess, 1983
  92. Species Poecilia scalpridens (Garman, 1895) accepted as Pamphorichthys scalpridens (Garman, 1895)
  93. Species Poecilia schneideri Valenciennes, 1821 accepted as Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  94. Species Poecilia sexfasciata Peters, 1864 accepted as Epiplatys dageti Poll, 1953
  95. Species Poecilia spilargyreia Duméril, 1861 accepted as Epiplatys spilargyreius (Duméril, 1861)
  96. Species Poecilia spilauchena Duméril, 1861 accepted as Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861)
  97. Species Poecilia spilonota Regan, 1908 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  98. Species Poecilia spilurus Günther, 1866 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  99. Species Poecilia surinamensis Valenciennes, 1821 accepted as Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  100. Species Poecilia tenuis Meek, 1907 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  101. Species Poecilia thermalis Steindachner, 1863 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  102. Species Poecilia thermarum Eichwald, 1851 accepted as Aphanius apodus (Gervais, 1853)
  103. Species Poecilia tridens Hilgendorf, 1889 accepted as Limia tridens (Hilgendorf, 1889)
  104. Species Poecilia unimaculata Valenciennes, 1821 accepted as Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  105. Species Poecilia vetiprovidentiae Fowler, 1950 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  106. Species Poecilia vittata Guichenot, 1853 accepted as Limia vittata (Guichenot, 1853)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Bloch, M. E. & Schneider, J. G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae Iconibus cx Ilustratum. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum. Berolini. 584 p., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.5750
page(s): 452 [details] 
Taxonomic remark Authority given in Nomen. Zool. as Schneider in Bloch, 1801. Spelled Paecilia by McClelland 1839. (Eschmeyer).  
Taxonomic remark Authority given in Nomen. Zool. as Schneider in Bloch, 1801. Spelled Paecilia by McClelland 1839. (Eschmeyer). [details]
IRMNG (2024). Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1386181 on 2025-01-24
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2012-02-16 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2016-11-22 11:10:04Z
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2017-11-22 13:18:58Z
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Decock, Wim

original description Bloch, M. E. & Schneider, J. G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae Iconibus cx Ilustratum. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum. Berolini. 584 p., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.5750
page(s): 452 [details] 

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details] 

basis of record Nomenclator Zoologicus (auth. adjusted as per Eschmeyer) [details] 

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

extant flag source SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 

original description (of Curtipenis Rivas & Myers, 1950) Copeia, 1950
page(s): 289 [details] 

original description (of Molinesia Lesueur, 1821) J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 2, 3 (as Mollinesia; also as Molinesia & Molienisia on pl.). [details] 

original description (of Pseudolimia Poeser, 2002) Beaufortia Bull Zool Mus 52 (6), November 28
page(s): 54 [details] 

original description (of Allopoecilia Hubbs, 1924) Misc. Pub. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, 13
page(s): 11 [details] 

original description (of Acanthophacelus Eigenmann, 1907) Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 32, no. 1532
page(s): 426 [details] 

original description (of Mollienisia Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846) Hist. Poissons, 18, xiv
page(s): 137 [details] 

original description (of Lembesseia Fowler, 1949) Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 101
page(s): 267 [details] 

original description (of Alazon Gistel, 1848) Gistel, J. (1848). Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs: Für höhere Schulen. Hoffmann, Stuttgart.. xvi+216 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/175526 [details] 

original description (of Psychropoecilia Myers, 1935) Zoologica, N. York, 10
page(s): 311 [details] 

original description (of Recepoecilia Whitley, 1951) Proc. R. Zool. Soc. N.S.W., 1949-50
page(s): 68 [details] 

original description (of Hubbsichthys Schultz, 1949) Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 99
page(s): 95 [details] 

original description (of Lebistes De Filippi, 1861) Arch. Zool. Anat. Fisiol. Genova, 1 (1861)
page(s): 69 [details] 

original description (of Neopoecilia Hubbs, 1924) Misc. Pub. Mus. Zool. Michigan, 13
page(s): 11 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater + Brackish. FishBase flag: All Freshwater. [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

Subfamily Poeciliinae [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority given in Nomen. Zool. as Schneider in Bloch, 1801. Spelled Paecilia by McClelland 1839. (Eschmeyer). [details]

Type species as cited Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801 [details]
To BioNames database (from synonym Psychropoecilia Myers, 1935)
To BioNames database (from synonym Recepoecilia Whitley, 1951)
To BioNames database (from synonym Hubbsichthys Schultz, 1949)
To BioNames database (from synonym Curtipenis Rivas & Myers, 1950)
To BioNames database (from synonym Pseudolimia Poeser, 2002)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Pseudolimia Poeser, 2002)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Psychropoecilia Myers, 1935)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Curtipenis Rivas & Myers, 1950)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Hubbsichthys Schultz, 1949)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Recepoecilia Whitley, 1951)
To WoRMS (from synonym Acanthophacelus Eigenmann, 1907)
To WoRMS (from synonym Mollienisia Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846)
To WoRMS (from synonym Lembesseia Fowler, 1949)
To WoRMS (from synonym Lebistes De Filippi, 1861)
To WoRMS (from synonym Neopoecilia Hubbs, 1924)
To WoRMS 
To WoRMS (from synonym Molinesia Lesueur, 1821)
To WoRMS (from synonym Mollienesia Lesueur, 1821)
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