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Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801

154394  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154394)

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Genus
Lebistes De Filippi, 1861 · unaccepted (synonym)
Molinesia · unaccepted (misspelling)
Mollienisia · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pamphoria Regan, 1913 · unaccepted
Pocilia · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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  1. Species Poecilia akroa Figueiredo & Moreira, 2018
  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 hondurensis Poeser, 2011
  14. Species Poecilia islai (Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver, 2020)
  15. Species Poecilia koperi Poeser, 2003
  16. Species Poecilia kykesis Poeser, 2002
  17. Species Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821)
  18. Species Poecilia latipunctata Meek, 1904
  19. Species Poecilia mandibularis (Rodriguez-Silva, Torres-Pineda & Josaphat, 2020)
  20. Species Poecilia marcellinoi Poeser, 1995
  21. Species Poecilia maylandi Meyer, 1983
  22. Species Poecilia mechthildae Meyer, Etzel & Bork, 2002
  23. Species Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863
  24. Species Poecilia nicholsi (Myers, 1931)
  25. Species Poecilia obscura Schories, Meyer & Schartl, 2009
  26. Species Poecilia orri Fowler, 1943
  27. Species Poecilia parae Eigenmann, 1894
  28. Species Poecilia petenensis Günther, 1866
  29. Species Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859
  30. Species Poecilia rositae Meyer, Schneider, Radda, Wilde & Schartl, 2004
  31. Species Poecilia salvatoris Regan, 1907
  32. Species Poecilia sarrafae Bragança & Costa, 2011
  33. Species Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  34. Species Poecilia sulphuraria (Álvarez, 1948)
  35. Species Poecilia teresae Greenfield, 1990
  36. Species Poecilia vandepolli Van Lidth de Jeude, 1887
  37. Species Poecilia velifera (Regan, 1914)
  38. Species Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  39. Species Poecilia waiapi Bragança, Costa & Gama, 2012
  40. Species Poecilia wandae Poeser, 2003
  41. Species Poecilia wingei Poeser, Kempkes & Isbrücker, 2005
  42. Species Poecilia amates Miller, 1907 accepted as Phallichthys amates (Miller, 1907)
  43. Species Poecilia amazonica Garman, 1895 accepted as Poecilia parae Eigenmann, 1894 (synonym)
  44. Species Poecilia araguaiensis (Costa, 1991) accepted as Pamphorichthys araguaiensis Costa, 1991
  45. Species Poecilia bensonii Peters, 1864 accepted as Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861)
  46. Species Poecilia bifurca (Eigenmann, 1909) accepted as Micropoecilia bifurca (Eigenmann, 1909) (senior synonym)
  47. Species Poecilia bogotensis Humboldt, 1821 accepted as Grundulus bogotensis (Humboldt, 1821)
  48. Species Poecilia boucardii Steindachner, 1878 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  49. Species Poecilia branneri Eigenmann, 1894 accepted as Micropoecilia branneri (Eigenmann, 1894) (synonym)
  50. Species Poecilia calaritana Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Aphanius fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821)
  51. Species Poecilia catenata Storer, 1846 accepted as Fundulus catenatus (Storer, 1846)
  52. Species Poecilia caudata Meek, 1909 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  53. Species Poecilia chisoyensis Günther, 1866 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  54. Species Poecilia coenicola Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Fundulus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  55. Species Poecilia couchii Günther, 1866 accepted as Xiphophorus couchianus (Girard, 1859)
  56. Species Poecilia cuneata Garman, 1895 accepted as Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863
  57. Species Poecilia decemmaculata Jenyns, 1842 accepted as Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  58. Species Poecilia dominicensis Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Limia dominicensis (Valenciennes, 1846)
  59. Species Poecilia dominicensis (Evermann & Clark, 1906) accepted as Poecilia dominicensis Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Limia dominicensis (Valenciennes, 1846)
  60. Species Poecilia dovii Günther, 1866 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  61. Species Poecilia elongata Günther, 1866 accepted as Poeciliopsis elongata (Günther, 1866)
  62. Species Poecilia fasciata Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Fundulus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  63. Species Poecilia festae Boulenger, 1898 accepted as Pseudopoecilia festae (Boulenger, 1898) (synonym)
  64. Species Poecilia fria Eigenmann & Henn, 1914 accepted as Pseudopoecilia fria (Eigenmann & Henn, 1914)
  65. Species Poecilia fusca Forster, 1801 accepted as Eleotris fusca (Forster, 1801)
  66. Species Poecilia gilli (Kner, 1863) accepted as Poecilia gillii (Kner, 1863) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  67. Species Poecilia gracilis Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  68. Species Poecilia hasemani (Henn, 1916) accepted as Pamphorichthys hasemani (Henn, 1916)
  69. Species Poecilia helleri (Heckel, 1848) accepted as Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848 (misspelling)
  70. Species Poecilia heterandria (Regan, 1913) accepted as Limia heterandria Regan, 1913
  71. Species Poecilia heteristia Regan, 1909 accepted as Micropoecilia branneri (Eigenmann, 1894) (junior synonym)
  72. Species Poecilia holacanthus (Hubbs, 1924) accepted as Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  73. Species Poecilia hollandi (Henn, 1916) accepted as Pamphorichthys hollandi (Henn, 1916) (senior synonym)
  74. Species Poecilia januarius (Hensel, 1868) accepted as Phalloptychus januarius (Hensel, 1868)
  75. Species Poecilia kempkesi Poeser, 2013 accepted as Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  76. Species Poecilia kykensis Poeser, 2002 accepted as Poecilia kykesis Poeser, 2002
  77. Species Poecilia latipes Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 accepted as Oryzias latipes (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
  78. Species Poecilia limantouri Jordan & Snyder, 1899 accepted as Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863
  79. Species Poecilia lineolata Girard, 1858 accepted as Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821) (synonym)
  80. Species Poecilia maculata (Günther, 1866) accepted as Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866)
  81. Species Poecilia maculatus (Günther, 1866) accepted as Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  82. Species Poecilia maylandai Meyer, 1983 accepted as Poecilia maylandi Meyer, 1983
  83. Species Poecilia melanogaster Günther, 1866 accepted as Limia melanogaster (Günther, 1866)
  84. Species Poecilia melanzona (Eigenmann, 1909) accepted as Poecilia parae Eigenmann, 1894
  85. Species Poecilia melapleura Gosse, 1851 accepted as Gambusia melapleura (Gosse, 1851)
  86. Species Poecilia minima Costa & Sarraf, 1997 accepted as Micropoecilia minima (Costa & Sarraf, 1997)
  87. Species Poecilia minor (Garman, 1895) accepted as Pamphorichthys minor (Garman, 1895) (senior synonym)
  88. Species Poecilia montana Rosen & Bailey, 1963 accepted as Poecilia dominicensis (Evermann & Clark, 1906) accepted as Poecilia dominicensis Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Limia dominicensis (Valenciennes, 1846)
  89. Species Poecilia multilineata Lesueur, 1821 accepted as Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821) (synonym)
  90. Species Poecilia nigrofasciata (Regan, 1913) accepted as Limia nigrofasciata Regan, 1913
  91. Species Poecilia nuchimaculata Guichenot, 1866 accepted as Pachypanchax omalonotus (Duméril, 1861)
  92. Species Poecilia olivacea Storer, 1845 accepted as Fundulus olivaceus (Storer, 1845) (synonym)
  93. Species Poecilia omalonota Duméril, 1861 accepted as Pachypanchax omalonotus (Duméril, 1861) (synonym)
  94. Species Poecilia perugiae (Evermann & Clark, 1906) accepted as Limia perugiae (Evermann & Clark, 1906) (senior synonym)
  95. Species Poecilia picta Regan, 1913 accepted as Micropoecilia picta (Regan, 1913)
  96. Species Poecilia pittieri Meek, 1912 accepted as Phallichthys amates (Miller, 1907)
  97. Species Poecilia presidionis Jordan & Culver, 1895 accepted as Poeciliopsis presidionis (Jordan & Culver, 1895)
  98. Species Poecilia punctata Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Jenynsia multidentata (Jenyns, 1842)
  99. Species Poecilia reticulate Peters, 1859 accepted as Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 (misspelling)
  100. Species Poecilia reticulatus Peters, 1859 accepted as Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 (misspelling)
  101. Species Poecilia retropinna Regan, 1908 accepted as Poeciliopsis retropinna (Regan, 1908)
  102. Species Poecilia rivasi (Franz & Burgess, 1983) accepted as Limia rivasi Franz & Burgess, 1983
  103. Species Poecilia scalpridens (Garman, 1895) accepted as Pamphorichthys scalpridens (Garman, 1895) (senior synonym)
  104. Species Poecilia schneideri Valenciennes, 1821 accepted as Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  105. Species Poecilia sexfasciata Peters, 1864 accepted as Epiplatys dageti Poll, 1953 (synonym)
  106. Species Poecilia spilargyreia Duméril, 1861 accepted as Epiplatys spilargyreius (Duméril, 1861) (synonym)
  107. Species Poecilia spilauchena Duméril, 1861 accepted as Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861)
  108. Species Poecilia spilonota Regan, 1908 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  109. Species Poecilia spilurus Günther, 1866 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  110. Species Poecilia surinamensis Valenciennes, 1821 accepted as Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  111. Species Poecilia tenuis Meek, 1907 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  112. Species Poecilia thermalis Steindachner, 1863 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  113. Species Poecilia tridens Hilgendorf, 1889 accepted as Limia tridens (Hilgendorf, 1889)
  114. Species Poecilia unimaculata Valenciennes, 1821 accepted as Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  115. Species Poecilia vetiprovidentiae Fowler, 1950 accepted as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846
  116. Species Poecilia vittata Guichenot, 1853 accepted as Limia vittata (Guichenot, 1853)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]   
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Poecilia Bloch & Schneider, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154394 on 2024-07-08
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original description Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]   

original description  (of Lebistes De Filippi, 1861) De Filippi, F. (1861). Note Zoologiche. IV. Lebistes nuovo genere di pesce della famiglia dei Ciprinodonti. <em>Arch. Zool. Anat. Fisiol. (Genova).</em> 1(4): 69-70. [details]   

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]   
 
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