WoRMS taxon details
Poeciliinae Bonaparte, 1831
- Genus Alfaro Meek, 1912
- Genus Belonesox Kner, 1860
- Genus Brachyrhaphis Regan, 1913
- Genus Carlhubbsia Whitley, 1951
- Genus Cnesterodon Garman, 1895
- Genus Gambusia Poey, 1854
- Genus Girardinus Poey, 1854
- Genus Heterandria Agassiz, 1853
- Genus Heterophallus Regan, 1914
- Genus Hiatirhaphis Huber, 2019
- Genus Limia Poey, 1854
- Genus Micropoecilia Hubbs, 1926
- Genus Neoheterandria Henn, 1916
- Genus Pamphorichthys Regan, 1913
- Genus Phallichthys Hubbs, 1924
- Genus Phalloceros Eigenmann, 1907
- Genus Phalloptychus Eigenmann, 1907
- Genus Phallotorynus Henn, 1916
- Genus Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Genus Poeciliopsis Regan, 1913
- Genus Priapella Regan, 1913
- Genus Priapichthys Regan, 1913
- Genus Pseudopoecilia Regan, 1913
- Genus Pseudoxiphophorus Bleeker, 1860
- Genus Quintana Hubbs, 1934
- Genus Scolichthys Rosen, 1967
- Genus Tomeurus Eigenmann, 1909
- Genus Xenodexia Hubbs, 1950
- Genus Xenophallus Hubbs, 1924
- Genus Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848
- Genus Acanthophacelus Eigenmann, 1907 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Genus Allogambusia Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Neoheterandria Henn, 1916
- Genus Alloheterandria Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Priapichthys Regan, 1913
- Genus Allophallus Hubbs, 1936 accepted as Carlhubbsia Whitley, 1951
- Genus Allopoecilia Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Genus Aulophallus Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Poeciliopsis Regan, 1913
- Genus Dactylophallus Howell Rivero & Rivas, 1944 accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854
- Genus Dicerophallus Álvarez, 1952 accepted as Gambusia Poey, 1854
- Genus Diphyacantha Henn, 1916 accepted as Priapichthys Regan, 1913
- Genus Flexipenis Hubbs in Rivas, 1963 accepted as Gambusia Poey, 1854
- Genus Furcipenis Hubbs, 1931 accepted as Alfaro Meek, 1912
- Genus Glaridichthys Garman, 1896 accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854
- Genus Glaridodon Garman, 1895 accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854
- Genus Haridichthys accepted as Glaridichthys Garman, 1896 accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854 (misspelling)
- Genus Lebistes De Filippi, 1861 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (synonym)
- Genus Lembesseia Fowler, 1949 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Genus Leptorhaphis Regan, 1913 accepted as Poeciliopsis Regan, 1913
- Genus Molinesia accepted as Mollienesia Lesueur, 1821 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
- Genus Mollienesia Lesueur, 1821 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Genus Mollienisia accepted as Mollienesia Lesueur, 1821 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
- Genus Neopoecilia Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Genus Pamphoria Regan, 1913 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Genus Panamichthys Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Priapichthys Regan, 1913
- Genus Parapoecilia Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Genus Petalosoma Regan, 1908 accepted as Alfaro Meek, 1912
- Genus Petalurichthys Regan, 1912 accepted as Alfaro Meek, 1912
- Genus Platypoecilus Günther, 1866 accepted as Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848
- Genus Plectrophallus Fowler, 1932 accepted as Brachyrhaphis Regan, 1913
- Genus Pocilia accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Poeciliodes Steindachner, 1863 accepted as Heterandria Agassiz, 1853 (synonym)
- Genus Poecilioides accepted as Poeciliodes Steindachner, 1863 accepted as Heterandria Agassiz, 1853 (misspelling)
- Genus Schizophallus Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Gambusia Poey, 1854 (synonym)
- Genus Toxus Eigenmann, 1903 accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854
- Genus Trigonophallus Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Brachyrhaphis Regan, 1913
- Genus Xiphorus accepted as Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848 (misspelling)
- Genus Zygonectes Agassiz, 1854 accepted as Fundulus Lacepède, 1803
- Genus Zygonectus (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Poeciliinae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154392 on 2025-07-15
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Nomenclature
basis of record
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]
Taxonomy
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
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