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Poeciliidae Bonaparte, 1831

114912  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:114912)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Cyprinodontiformes (Order)
  7. Poeciliidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Aapticheilichthys Huber, 2011
  2. Genus Alfaro Meek, 1912
  3. Genus Aplocheilichthys Bleeker, 1863
  4. Genus Belonesox Kner, 1860
  5. Genus Brachyraphis Regan, 1913
  6. Genus Brachyrhaphis Regan, 1913
  7. Genus Carlhubbsia Whitley, 1951
  8. Genus Cnesterodon Garman, 1895
  9. Genus Cynopanchax Ahl, 1928
  10. Genus Fluviphylax Whitley, 1965
  11. Genus Gambusia Poey, 1854
  12. Genus Girardinus Poey, 1854
  13. Genus Heterandria Agassiz, 1853
  14. Genus Heterophallus Regan, 1914
  15. Genus Hylopanchax Poll & Lambert, 1965
  16. Genus Hypsopanchax Myers, 1924
  17. Genus Laciris Huber, 1981
  18. Genus Lacustricola Myers, 1924
  19. Genus Lamprichthys Regan, 1911
  20. Genus Limia Poey, 1854
  21. Genus Micropanchax Myers, 1924
  22. Genus Micropoecilia Hubbs, 1926
  23. Genus Neoheterandria Henn, 1916
  24. Genus Pamphorichthys Regan, 1913
  25. Genus Pantanodon Myers, 1955
  26. Genus Paralebias Gaudant, 2013 †
  27. Genus Phallichthys Hubbs, 1924
  28. Genus Phalloceros Eigenmann, 1907
  29. Genus Phalloptychus Eigenmann, 1907
  30. Genus Phallotorynus Henn, 1916
  31. Genus Plataplochilus Ahl, 1928
  32. Genus Platypanchax Ahl, 1928
  33. Genus Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  34. Genus Poeciliopsis Regan, 1913
  35. Genus Poropanchax Clausen, 1967
  36. Genus Priapella Regan, 1913
  37. Genus Priapichthys Regan, 1913
  38. Genus Procatopus Boulenger, 1904
  39. Genus Pseudopoecilia Regan, 1913
  40. Genus Pseudoxiphophorus Bleeker, 1860
  41. Genus Quintana Hubbs, 1934
  42. Genus Rhexipanchax Huber, 1999
  43. Genus Scolichthys Rosen, 1967
  44. Genus Tomeurus Eigenmann, 1909
  45. Genus Xenodexia Hubbs, 1950
  46. Genus Xenophallus Hubbs, 1924
  47. Genus Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848
  48. Genus Toluichthys Dahl in Dahl & Medem, 1964 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  49. Genus Dextripenis Turner, 1940 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  50. Genus Acanthophacelus Eigenmann, 1907 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  51. Genus Acropoecilia Hilgendorf, 1889 accepted as Limia Poey, 1854
  52. Genus Alazon Gistel, 1848 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  53. Genus Allodontium Howell Rivero & Rivas, 1944 accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854
  54. Genus Allogambusia Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Neoheterandria Henn, 1916
  55. Genus Alloheterandria Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Priapichthys Regan, 1913
  56. Genus Allophallus Hubbs, 1936 accepted as Carlhubbsia Whitley, 1951
  57. Genus Allopoecilia Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  58. Genus Andreasenius Clausen, 1959 accepted as Procatopus Boulenger, 1904
  59. Genus Apocheilichthys Günther, 1866 accepted as Aplocheilichthys Bleeker, 1863
  60. Genus Arizonichthys Nichols, 1940 accepted as Poeciliopsis Regan, 1913
  61. Genus Arthrophallus Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Gambusia Poey, 1854
  62. Genus Atopocheilichthys Boulenger, 1915 accepted as Aplocheilichthys Bleeker, 1863
  63. Genus Aulophallus Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Poeciliopsis Regan, 1913
  64. Genus Congopanchax Poll, 1971 accepted as Aplocheilichthys Bleeker, 1863
  65. Genus Curtipenis Rivas & Myers, 1950 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  66. Genus Dactylophallus Howell Rivero & Rivas, 1944 accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854
  67. Genus Darienichthys Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Priapichthys Regan, 1913
  68. Genus Dicerophallus Álvarez, 1952 accepted as Gambusia Poey, 1854
  69. Genus Diphyacantha Henn, 1916 accepted as Priapichthys Regan, 1913
  70. Genus Flexipenis Turner, 1940 accepted as Gambusia Poey, 1854
  71. Genus Flexipenis Hubbs in Rivas, 1963 accepted as Gambusia Poey, 1854
  72. Genus Furcipenis Hubbs, 1931 accepted as Alfaro Meek, 1912
  73. Genus Glaridichthys Garman, 1896 accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854
  74. Genus Glaridodon Garman, 1895 accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854
  75. Genus Gulapinnus Langer, 1913 accepted as Cnesterodon Garman, 1895
  76. Genus Haplochilichthys Ahl, 1928 accepted as Aplocheilichthys Bleeker, 1863 (misspelling)
  77. Genus Haridichthys accepted as Glaridichthys Garman, 1896 accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854 (misspelling)
  78. Genus Hemixiphophorus Bleeker, 1860 accepted as Poeciliopsis Regan, 1913
  79. Genus Heterophallina Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Gambusia Poey, 1854
  80. Genus Hubbsichthys Schultz, 1949 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  81. Genus Lacrusticola Ahl, 1928 accepted as Lacustricola Myers, 1924
  82. Genus Lebistes De Filippi, 1861 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (synonym)
  83. Genus Lembesseia Fowler, 1949 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  84. Genus Leptorhaphis Regan, 1913 accepted as Poeciliopsis Regan, 1913
  85. Genus Mohanga Boulenger, 1911 accepted as Lamprichthys Regan, 1911
  86. Genus Molienesia Müller, 1843 (Misspelling)
  87. Genus Molienisia Lesueur, 1821 (Misspelling)
  88. Genus Molinesia Lesueur, 1821 accepted as Mollienesia Lesueur, 1821 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
  89. Genus Molinisea Swainson, 1838 (Misspelling)
  90. Genus Mollienesia Günther, 1866 (Misspelling)
  91. Genus Mollienesia Lesueur, 1821 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  92. Genus Mollienisia Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Mollienesia Lesueur, 1821 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
  93. Genus Neopoecilia Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  94. Genus Odontolimia Rivas, 1980 accepted as Limia Poey, 1854
  95. Genus Orthophallus Rivas, 1963 accepted as Gambusia Poey, 1854
  96. Genus Pamphoria Regan, 1913 accepted as Pamphorichthys Regan, 1913
  97. Genus Panamichthys Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Priapichthys Regan, 1913
  98. Genus Paragambusia Meek, 1904 accepted as Gambusia Poey, 1854
  99. Genus Parapoecilia Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Pamphorichthys Regan, 1913
  100. Genus Petalosoma Regan, 1908 accepted as Alfaro Meek, 1912
  101. Genus Petalurichthys Regan, 1912 accepted as Alfaro Meek, 1912
  102. Genus Plaplochilus accepted as Plataplochilus Ahl, 1928
  103. Genus Platypoecilia Vialli, 1930 accepted as Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848
  104. Genus Platypoecilus Günther, 1866 accepted as Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848
  105. Genus Plectrophallus Fowler, 1932 accepted as Brachyrhaphis Regan, 1913
  106. Genus Poeciliodes Steindachner, 1863 accepted as Heterandria Agassiz, 1853 (synonym)
  107. Genus Poecilioides accepted as Poeciliodes Steindachner, 1863 accepted as Heterandria Agassiz, 1853 (misspelling)
  108. Genus Poecilistes Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Poeciliopsis Regan, 1913
  109. Genus Poeciloides accepted as Heterandria Agassiz, 1853
  110. Genus Potamophylax Myers & Carvalho in Myers, 1955 accepted as Fluviphylax Whitley, 1965
  111. Genus Pseudolimia Poeser, 2002 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  112. Genus Psychropoecilia Myers, 1935 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  113. Genus Recepoecilia Whitley, 1951 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  114. Genus Schizophallus Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Gambusia Poey, 1854 (synonym)
  115. Genus Toxus Eigenmann, 1903 accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854
  116. Genus Trigonophallus Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Brachyrhaphis Regan, 1913
  117. Genus Xiphorus accepted as Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848 (misspelling)
  118. Genus Zygonectes Agassiz, 1854 accepted as Fundulus Lacepède, 1803
  119. Genus Zygonectus accepted as Gambusia Poey, 1854
  120. Genus Haplocheilichthys (uncertain, unassessed)
  121. Genus Mollinesia Lesueur, 1821 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2023). Poeciliidae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=114912 on 2024-04-18
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2023-05-20 14:33:10Z
changed
Girard, Jean-Sébastien

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.  [details]   

additional 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]   

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 Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   

habitat flag source FishBase [details]   
From other sources
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Osteichthyes (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Cyprinodontiformes (Order) > Poeciliidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater + Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: Mostly Freshwater. [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
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