WoRMS taxon details

Poeciliinae Bonaparte, 1831

154392  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154392)

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  1. Genus Alfaro Meek, 1912
  2. Genus Belonesox Kner, 1860
  3. Genus Brachyrhaphis Regan, 1913
  4. Genus Carlhubbsia Whitley, 1951
  5. Genus Cnesterodon Garman, 1895
  6. Genus Gambusia Poey, 1854
  7. Genus Girardinus Poey, 1854
  8. Genus Heterandria Agassiz, 1853
  9. Genus Heterophallus Regan, 1914
  10. Genus Hiatirhaphis Huber, 2019
  11. Genus Limia Poey, 1854
  12. Genus Micropoecilia Hubbs, 1926
  13. Genus Neoheterandria Henn, 1916
  14. Genus Pamphorichthys Regan, 1913
  15. Genus Phallichthys Hubbs, 1924
  16. Genus Phalloceros Eigenmann, 1907
  17. Genus Phalloptychus Eigenmann, 1907
  18. Genus Phallotorynus Henn, 1916
  19. Genus Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  20. Genus Poeciliopsis Regan, 1913
  21. Genus Priapella Regan, 1913
  22. Genus Priapichthys Regan, 1913
  23. Genus Pseudopoecilia Regan, 1913
  24. Genus Pseudoxiphophorus Bleeker, 1860
  25. Genus Quintana Hubbs, 1934
  26. Genus Scolichthys Rosen, 1967
  27. Genus Tomeurus Eigenmann, 1909
  28. Genus Xenodexia Hubbs, 1950
  29. Genus Xenophallus Hubbs, 1924
  30. Genus Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848
  31. Genus Acanthophacelus Eigenmann, 1907 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  32. Genus Allogambusia Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Neoheterandria Henn, 1916
  33. Genus Alloheterandria Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Priapichthys Regan, 1913
  34. Genus Allophallus Hubbs, 1936 accepted as Carlhubbsia Whitley, 1951
  35. Genus Allopoecilia Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  36. Genus Aulophallus Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Poeciliopsis Regan, 1913
  37. Genus Dactylophallus Howell Rivero & Rivas, 1944 accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854
  38. Genus Dicerophallus Álvarez, 1952 accepted as Gambusia Poey, 1854
  39. Genus Diphyacantha Henn, 1916 accepted as Priapichthys Regan, 1913
  40. Genus Flexipenis Hubbs in Rivas, 1963 accepted as Gambusia Poey, 1854
  41. Genus Furcipenis Hubbs, 1931 accepted as Alfaro Meek, 1912
  42. Genus Glaridichthys Garman, 1896 accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854
  43. Genus Glaridodon Garman, 1895 accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854
  44. Genus Haridichthys accepted as Glaridichthys Garman, 1896 accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854 (misspelling)
  45. Genus Lebistes De Filippi, 1861 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (synonym)
  46. Genus Lembesseia Fowler, 1949 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  47. Genus Leptorhaphis Regan, 1913 accepted as Poeciliopsis Regan, 1913
  48. Genus Molinesia accepted as Mollienesia Lesueur, 1821 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
  49. Genus Mollienesia Lesueur, 1821 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  50. Genus Mollienisia accepted as Mollienesia Lesueur, 1821 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (misspelling)
  51. Genus Neopoecilia Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  52. Genus Pamphoria Regan, 1913 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  53. Genus Panamichthys Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Priapichthys Regan, 1913
  54. Genus Parapoecilia Hubbs, 1924 accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  55. Genus Petalosoma Regan, 1908 accepted as Alfaro Meek, 1912
  56. Genus Petalurichthys Regan, 1912 accepted as Alfaro Meek, 1912
  57. Genus Platypoecilus Günther, 1866 accepted as Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848
  58. Genus Plectrophallus Fowler, 1932 accepted as Brachyrhaphis Regan, 1913
  59. Genus Pocilia accepted as Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  60. Genus Poeciliodes Steindachner, 1863 accepted as Heterandria Agassiz, 1853 (synonym)
  61. Genus Poecilioides accepted as Poeciliodes Steindachner, 1863 accepted as Heterandria Agassiz, 1853 (misspelling)
  62. Genus Schizophallus Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Gambusia Poey, 1854 (synonym)
  63. Genus Toxus Eigenmann, 1903 accepted as Girardinus Poey, 1854
  64. Genus Trigonophallus Hubbs, 1926 accepted as Brachyrhaphis Regan, 1913
  65. Genus Xiphorus accepted as Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848 (misspelling)
  66. Genus Zygonectes Agassiz, 1854 accepted as Fundulus Lacepède, 1803
  67. 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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2005-04-18 08:19:08Z
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2015-04-17 08:54:03Z
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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  PDF available [request]

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