274 Species in Family Poeciliidae
Nominal species list for Poeciliidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Alfaro cultratus (Regan, 1908) Knife livebearer
Alfaro huberi (Fowler, 1923) Hubers knife livebearer
Belonesox belizanus Kner, 1860 Top minnow
Brachyrhaphis cascajalensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Cascajal toothcarp
Brachyrhaphis episcopi (Steindachner, 1878) Bishop toothcarp
Brachyrhaphis hartwegi Rosen & Bailey, 1963 Soconusco gambusia
Brachyrhaphis hessfeldi Meyer & Etzel, 2001 Hessfeld's toothcarp
Brachyrhaphis holdridgei Bussing, 1967 Holdridges toothcarp
Brachyrhaphis olomina (Meek, 1914) Olomina toothcarp
Brachyrhaphis parismina (Meek, 1912) Parismina toothcarp
Brachyrhaphis punctifer (Hubbs, 1926) Cricamola toothcarp
Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora (Regan, 1908) Needle toothcarp
Brachyrhaphis roseni Bussing, 1988 Cardinal toothcarp
Brachyrhaphis roswithae Meyer & Etzel, 1998 Roswitha's toothcarp
Brachyrhaphis terrabensis (Regan, 1907) Térraba toothcarp
Carlhubbsia kidderi (Hubbs, 1936) Champoton gambusia
Carlhubbsia stuarti Rosen & Bailey, 1959 Barred livebearer
Cnesterodon brevirostratus Rosa & Costa, 1993
Cnesterodon carnegiei Haseman, 1911 Carnegie's toothcarp
Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Jenyns, 1842) Ten spotted live-bearer
Cnesterodon holopteros Lucinda, Litz & Recuero, 2006 Whole fin toothcarp
Cnesterodon hypselurus Lucinda & Garavello, 2001 Cilida toothcarp
Cnesterodon iguape Lucinda, 2005 Iporanga tooth carp
Cnesterodon omorgmatos Lucinda & Garavello, 2001 Torres toothcarp
Cnesterodon pirai Aguilera, Mirande & Azpelicueta, 2009 Almeida toothcarp
Cnesterodon raddai Meyer & Etzel, 2001 Resistencia toothcarp
Cnesterodon septentrionalis Rosa & Costa, 1993 Swamp toothcarp
Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853) Mosquitofish
Gambusia alvarezi Hubbs & Springer, 1957 Yellowfin gambusia
Gambusia amistadensis Peden, 1973 Amistad gambusia
Gambusia atrora Rosen & Bailey, 1963 Blackfin gambusia
Gambusia aurata Miller & Minckley, 1970 Golden gambusia
Gambusia baracoana Rivas, 1944 Baracoa gambusia
Gambusia beebei Myers, 1935 Miragoane gambusia
Gambusia bucheri Rivas, 1944 Moa gambusia
Gambusia clarkhubbsi Garrett & Edwards, 2003 San Felipe gambusia
Gambusia dominicensis Regan, 1913 Dominican gambusia
Gambusia echeagarayi (Álvarez, 1952) Maya gambusia
Gambusia eurystoma Miller, 1975 Widemouth gambusia
Gambusia gaigei Hubbs, 1929 Big Bend gambusia
Gambusia geiseri Hubbs & Hubbs, 1957 Largespring gambusia
Gambusia georgei Hubbs & Peden, 1969 San Marcos gambusia
Gambusia heterochir Hubbs, 1957 Clear Creek gambusia
Gambusia hispaniolae Fink, 1971 Hispaniolan gambusia
Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 Eastern mosquitofish
Gambusia hurtadoi Hubbs & Springer, 1957 Crescent gambusia
Gambusia krumholzi Minckley, 1963 Spotfin gambusia
Gambusia lemaitrei Fowler, 1950 Lemaitre's mosquitofish
Gambusia longispinis Minckley, 1962 Cuatrocienegas gambusia
Gambusia luma Rosen & Bailey, 1963 Sleek mosquitofish
Gambusia manni Hubbs, 1927 Bahamas mosquitofish
Gambusia marshi Minckley & Craddock, 1962 Robust gambusia
Gambusia melapleura (Gosse, 1851) Striped gambusia
Gambusia monticola Rivas, 1971 Yao mosquitofish
Gambusia myersi Ahl, 1925 Myers mosquitofish
Gambusia nicaraguensis Günther, 1866 Nicaraguan mosquitofish
Gambusia nobilis (Baird & Girard, 1853) Pecos gambusia
Gambusia panuco Hubbs, 1926 Panuco gambusia
Gambusia pseudopunctata Rivas, 1969 Tiburon Peninsula gambusia
Gambusia punctata Poey, 1854 Cuban gambusia
Gambusia puncticulata Poey, 1854 Caribbean gambusia
Gambusia quadruncus Langerhans, 2012 Four hooked mosquitofish
Gambusia regani Hubbs, 1926 Forlon gambusia
Gambusia rhizophorae Rivas, 1969 Mangrove gambusia
Gambusia senilis Girard, 1859 Blotched gambusia
Gambusia sexradiata Hubbs, 1936 Teardrop mosquito
Gambusia speciosa Girard, 1859 Tex-Mex gambusia
Gambusia vittata Hubbs, 1926 Gulf gambusia
Gambusia wrayi Regan, 1913 Wray's gambusia
Gambusia xanthosoma Greenfield, 1983 Cayman gambusia
Gambusia yucatana Regan, 1914 Yucatan gambusia
Gambusia zarskei Meyer, Schories & Schartl, 2010 Chihuahua mosquitofish
Girardinus creolus Garman, 1895 Creole topminnow
Girardinus cubensis (Eigenmann, 1903) Cuban topminnow
Girardinus denticulatus Garman, 1895 Toothy topminnow
Girardinus falcatus (Eigenmann, 1903) Goldbelly topminnow
Girardinus metallicus Poey, 1854 Metallic livebearer
Girardinus microdactylus Rivas, 1944 Smallfinger topminnow
Girardinus uninotatus Poey, 1860 Singlespot topminnow
Heterandria attenuata Rosen & Bailey, 1979 Yalicar toothcarp
Heterandria formosa (Girard, 1859) Least killifish
Heterandria tuxtlaensis McEachran & Dewitt, 2008 Livebearing fish
Heterophallus milleri Radda, 1987 Grijalva gambusia
Heterophallus rachovii Regan, 1914 Coatzacoalcos gambusia
Limia caymanensis Rivas & Fink, 1970 Grand Cayman limia
Limia dominicensis (Valenciennes, 1846) Tiburon Peninsula limia
Limia fuscomaculata Rivas, 1980 Blotched limia
Limia garnieri Rivas, 1980 Garnier's limia
Limia grossidens Rivas, 1980 Largetooth limia
Limia heterandria Regan, 1913 Venezuela Molly
Limia immaculata Rivas, 1980 Plain limia
Limia melanogaster (Günther, 1866) Blackbelly limia
Limia melanonotata Nichols & Myers, 1923 Blackbanded limia
Limia miragoanensis Rivas, 1980 Miragoane limia
Limia nigrofasciata Regan, 1913 Blackbarred limia
Limia ornata Regan, 1913 Ornate limia
Limia pauciradiata Rivas, 1980 Few-rayed limia
Limia perugiae (Evermann & Clark, 1906) Perugia's limia
Limia rivasi Franz & Burgess, 1983 Rivas's limia
Limia sulphurophila Rivas, 1980 Sulfur limia
Limia tridens (Hilgendorf, 1889) Tiburon Limia
Limia versicolor (Günther, 1866) Varicolored limia
Limia vittata (Guichenot, 1853) Cuban limia
Limia yaguajali Rivas, 1980 Yaguajal limia
Limia zonata (Nichols, 1915) Striped limia
Micropoecilia bifurca (Eigenmann, 1909) Amazon guppy
Micropoecilia branneri (Eigenmann, 1894) Lemon Guppy
Micropoecilia minima (Costa & Sarraf, 1997) Guama guppy
Neoheterandria cana (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Cana toothcarp
Neoheterandria elegans Henn, 1916 Orange dwarf toothcarp
Neoheterandria tridentiger (Garman, 1895) Nail toothcarp
Pamphorichthys araguaiensis Costa, 1991 Aruana toothcarp
Pamphorichthys hasemani (Henn, 1916) Haseman's toothcarp
Pamphorichthys hollandi (Henn, 1916) Holland's Toothcarp
Pamphorichthys minor (Garman, 1895) Mini-molly
Pamphorichthys pertapeh Figueiredo, 2008 Jungle toothcarp
Pamphorichthys scalpridens (Garman, 1895) Chisel toothcarp
Phallichthys amates (Miller, 1907) Merry widow livebearer
Phallichthys fairweatheri Rosen & Bailey, 1959 Picotee livebearer
Phallichthys quadripunctatus Bussing, 1979 Fourspotted toothcarp
Phallichthys tico Bussing, 1963 Blackspotted toothcarp
Phalloceros alessandrae Lucinda, 2008 Alessandra's toothcarp
Phalloceros anisophallos Lucinda, 2008 Roque toothcarp
Phalloceros aspilos Lucinda, 2008
Phalloceros buckupi Lucinda, 2008 Jacareí toothcarp
Phalloceros caudimaculatus (Hensel, 1868) Dusky millions fish
Phalloceros elachistos Lucinda, 2008 Córrego toothcarp
Phalloceros enneaktinos Lucinda, 2008 Nine ray toothcarp
Phalloceros harpagos Lucinda, 2008 Ellipse spot toothcarp
Phalloceros heptaktinos Lucinda, 2008 Seven ray toothcarp
Phalloceros leptokeras Lucinda, 2008 Sapucaia toothcarp
Phalloceros leticiae Lucinda, 2008 Araguaia toothcarp
Phalloceros lucenorum Lucinda, 2008 Jaquiá toothcarp
Phalloceros malabarbai Lucinda, 2008 Itapoá toothcarp
Phalloceros megapolos Lucinda, 2008 Lindo toothcarp
Phalloceros mikrommatos Lucinda, 2008 Seguro toothcarp
Phalloceros ocellatus Lucinda, 2008 Prado toothcarp
Phalloceros pellos Lucinda, 2008 Antonina toothcarp
Phalloceros reisi Lucinda, 2008 Apiaí toothcarp
Phalloceros spiloura Lucinda, 2008 Three point toothcarp
Phalloceros titthos Lucinda, 2008 Breast toothcarp
Phalloceros tupinamba Lucinda, 2008 Tupi toothcarp
Phalloceros uai Lucinda, 2008 One spot toothcarp
Phalloptychus eigenmanni Henn, 1916 Eigenmann's toothcarp
Phalloptychus januarius (Hensel, 1868) January toothcarp
Phallotorynus dispilos Lucinda, Rosa & Reis, 2005 Two spot toothcarp
Phallotorynus fasciolatus Henn, 1916 Thinstribed toothcarp
Phallotorynus jucundus Ihering, 1930 Antler toothcarp
Phallotorynus pankalos Lucinda, Rosa & Reis, 2005 Bellyspotted toothcarp
Phallotorynus psittakos Lucinda, Rosa & Reis, 2005 Clementina toothcarp
Phallotorynus victoriae Oliveros, 1983 Argentinian toothcarp
Poeciliopsis hnilickai Meyer & Vogel, 1981 Upper Grijalva livebearer
Poeciliopsis infans (Woolman, 1894) Lerma livebearer
Poeciliopsis jackschultzi Conway, Mateos & Vrijenhoek, 2019
Poeciliopsis latidens (Garman, 1895) Lowland livebearer
Poeciliopsis lucida Miller, 1960 Clearfin livebearer
Poeciliopsis lutzi (Meek, 1902) Oaxaca livebearer
Poeciliopsis monacha Miller, 1960 Headwater livebearer
Poeciliopsis occidentalis (Baird & Girard, 1853) Gila topminnow
Poeciliopsis paucimaculata Bussing, 1967 Few-spotted toothcarp
Poeciliopsis pleurospilus (Günther, 1866) Largespot livebearer
Poeciliopsis presidionis (Jordan & Culver, 1895) Sinaloa livebearer
Poeciliopsis prolifica Miller, 1960 Blackstripe livebearer
Poeciliopsis retropinna (Regan, 1908) Buroca toothcarp
Poeciliopsis santaelena Bussing, 2008 Santa Elena toothcarp
Poeciliopsis scarlli Meyer, Riehl, Dawes & Dibble, 1985 Michoacan livebearer
Poeciliopsis sonoriensis (Girard, 1859) Sonora topminnow
Poeciliopsis turneri Miller, 1975 Blackspotted livebearer
Poeciliopsis turrubarensis (Meek, 1912) Turrubarés toothcarp
Poeciliopsis viriosa Miller, 1960 Chubby livebearer
Poecilia boesemani Poeser, 2003 Maraval toothcarp
Poecilia butleri Jordan, 1889 Pacific molly
Poecilia catemaconis Miller, 1975 Catemaco molly
Poecilia caucana (Steindachner, 1880) Cauca molly
Poecilia caudofasciata (Regan, 1913) Tailband toothcarp
Poecilia chica Miller, 1975 Dwarf molly
Poecilia dauli Meyer & Radda, 2000 Mirina Molly
Poecilia elegans (Trewavas, 1948) Elegant molly
Poecilia formosa (Girard, 1859) Amazon molly
Poecilia gillii (Kner, 1863) Gill's molly
Poecilia hispaniolana Rivas, 1978 Hispaniola molly
Poecilia hondurensis Poeser, 2011 Eastern Honduras molly
Poecilia islai (Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver, 2020) Tiger Limia
Poecilia koperi Poeser, 2003 Curipe Toothcarp
Poecilia kykesis Poeser, 2002 Usumacinta molly
Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821) Sailfin molly
Poecilia latipunctata Meek, 1904 Broadspotted molly
Poecilia mandibularis (Rodriguez-Silva, Torres-Pineda & Josaphat, 2020) Jawed Limia
Poecilia marcellinoi Poeser, 1995 Marcellino toothcarp
Poecilia maylandi Meyer, 1983 Balsas molly
Poecilia mechthildae Meyer, Etzel & Bork, 2002 Acandi toothcarp
Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863 Shortfin molly
Poecilia montana Rosen & Bailey, 1963
Poecilia obscura Schories, Meyer & Schartl, 2009 Trinidad guppy
Poecilia orri Fowler, 1943 Mangrove molly
Poecilia parae Eigenmann, 1894 Para molly
Poecilia petenensis Günther, 1866 Peten molly
Poecilia picta Regan, 1913 Swamp guppies
Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 Guppy
Poecilia rositae Meyer, Schneider, Radda, Wilde & Schartl, 2004 Lanquín toothcarp
Poecilia salvatoris Regan, 1907 Liberty molly
Poecilia sarrafae Bragança & Costa, 2011 Jandira toothcarp
Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846 Molly
Poecilia sulphuraria (Álvarez, 1948) Sulphur molly
Poecilia teresae Greenfield, 1990 Mountain molly
Poecilia vandepolli Van Lidth de Jeude, 1887 Vandepoll's molly
Poecilia velifera (Regan, 1914) Sail-fin molly
Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Eye spot toothcarp
Poecilia waiapi Bragança, Costa & Gama, 2012 Jari toothcarp
Poecilia wandae Poeser, 2003 Maracaibo toothcarp
Poecilia wingei Poeser, Kempkes & Isbrücker, 2005 Endlers guppy
Poeciliopsis baenschi Meyer, Radda, Riehl & Feichtinger, 1986 Golden livebearer
Poeciliopsis balsas Hubbs, 1926 Balsas livebearer
Poeciliopsis catemaco Miller, 1975 Catemaco livebearer
Poeciliopsis elongata (Günther, 1866) Elongate toothcarp
Poeciliopsis fasciata (Meek, 1904) San Jeronimo livebearer
Poeciliopsis gracilis (Heckel, 1848) Porthole livebearer
Priapella bonita (Meek, 1904) Graceful priapella
Priapella chamulae Schartl, Meyer & Wilde, 2006 Sapphire toothcarp
Priapella compressa Álvarez, 1948 Palenque priapella
Priapella intermedia Álvarez & Carranza, 1952 Isthmian priapella
Priapella lacandonae Meyer, Schories & Schartl, 2011 Mizola toothcarp
Priapella olmecae Meyer & Espinosa Pérez, 1990 Olmec priapella
Priapichthys annectens (Regan, 1907) Orange finned toothcarp
Priapichthys caliensis (Eigenmann & Henn, 1916) Cali toothcarp
Priapichthys chocoensis (Henn, 1916) Choco toothcarp
Priapichthys darienensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) Capetí toothcarp
Priapichthys nigroventralis (Eigenmann & Henn, 1912) Blackfinned toothcarp
Priapichthys panamensis Meek & Hildebrand, 1916 Panama toothcarp
Priapichthys puetzi Meyer & Etzel, 1996 Pütz's toothcarp
Pseudopoecilia austrocolumbiana Radda, 1987 Narino toothcarp
Pseudopoecilia festae (Boulenger, 1898) Festa toothcarp
Pseudopoecilia fria (Eigenmann & Henn, 1914) Fria toothcarp
Pseudoxiphophorus anzuetoi (Rosen & Bailey, 1979) Blue spotted Guatamala toothcarp
Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus (Heckel, 1848) Twospot livebearer
Pseudoxiphophorus cataractae (Rosen, 1979) Cobán toothcarp
Pseudoxiphophorus diremptus (Rosen, 1979) Sebol toothcarp
Pseudoxiphophorus jonesii (Günther, 1874) Barred killifish
Pseudoxiphophorus litoperas (Rosen & Bailey, 1979) Cahabón toothcarp
Pseudoxiphophorus obliquus (Rosen, 1979) Usumacinta toothcarp
Quintana atrizona Hubbs, 1934 Barred topminnow
Scolichthys greenwayi Rosen, 1967 Greenway's toothcarp
Scolichthys iota Rosen, 1967 Dashed toothcarp
Tomeurus gracilis Eigenmann, 1909 Bottle toothcarp
Xenodexia ctenolepis Hubbs, 1950 Grijalva studfish
Xenophallus umbratilis (Meek, 1912) Shadow toothcarp
Xiphophorus alvarezi Rosen, 1960 Chiapas swordtail
Xiphophorus andersi Meyer & Schartl, 1980 Spiketail platyfish
Xiphophorus birchmanni Lechner & Radda, 1987 Sheepshead swordtail
Xiphophorus clemenciae Álvarez, 1959 Yellow swordtail
Xiphophorus continens Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot, 1990 Short-sword platyfish
Xiphophorus cortezi Rosen, 1960 Delicate swordtail
Xiphophorus couchianus (Girard, 1859) Monterrey platyfish
Xiphophorus evelynae Rosen, 1960 Puebla platyfish
Xiphophorus gordoni Miller & Minckley, 1963 Northern platyfish
Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848 Green swordtail
Xiphophorus kallmani Meyer & Schartl, 2003
Xiphophorus kosszanderi Meyer & Wischnath, 1981 Chapultepec platy
Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) Southern platyfish
Xiphophorus malinche Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot, 1990 Highland swordtail
Xiphophorus mayae Meyer & Schartl, 2002
Xiphophorus meyeri Schartl & Schröder, 1988 Marbled swordtail
Xiphophorus milleri Rosen, 1960 Catemaco platyfish
Xiphophorus mixei Kallman, Walter, Morizot & Kazianis, 2004 Mixe swordtail
Xiphophorus montezumae Jordan & Snyder, 1899 Montezuma swordtail
Xiphophorus monticolus Kallman, Walter, Morizot & Kazianis, 2004 Southern mountain swordtail
Xiphophorus multilineatus Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot, 1990 Striped swordtail
Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot, 1990 Mountain swordatail
Xiphophorus nigrensis Rosen, 1960 Panuco swordtail
Xiphophorus pygmaeus Hubbs & Gordon, 1943 Pygmy swordtail
Xiphophorus roseni Meyer & Wischnath, 1981
Xiphophorus signum Rosen & Kallman, 1969
Xiphophorus variatus (Meek, 1904) Variable platyfish
Xiphophorus xiphidium (Gordon, 1932) Swordtail platyfish
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