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Poeciliidae

18 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › › Cyprinodontiformes › Poeciliidae

Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853)

Gambusia affinis, the western mosquitofish, is a widespread small freshwater fish native to North America, noted for its sexual dimorphism and harsh environment tolerance.

Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859

Gambusia holbrooki (eastern mosquitofish) is a small invasive livebearing fish with high ecological flexibility.

Gambusia rhizophorae Rivas, 1969

Gambusia rhizophorae, the mangrove gambusia, is a brackish fish found in Florida mangroves, with an unconfirmed Cuban population.

Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Jenyns, 1842)

Cnesterodon decemmaculatus is a small fish species described in 1843 from the HMS Beagle voyage, with distinct striped flanks and livebearing traits.

Belonesox belizanus Kner, 1860

Belonesox belizanus, the pike topminnow, is a specialized livebearing predatory poeciliid with a distinctive elongated body shape.

Heterandria formosa Girard, 1859

Heterandria formosa is a tiny North American poeciliid fish that lives in fresh and brackish waters of the southeastern US.

Phalloceros caudimaculatus (Hensel, 1868)

Phalloceros caudimaculatus, the dusky millions fish, is a livebearing fish native to South America, introduced elsewhere for mosquito control.

Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821)

Poecilia latipinna, the sailfin molly, is a tolerant euryhaline livebearer fish native to North American Gulf coasts with widespread invasive populations.

Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846

Poecilia sphenops (common molly) is a small sexually dimorphic livebearing poeciliid fish native to Mexico and northern Central America.

Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859

Poecilia reticulata (guppies) are small, sexually dimorphic fish with well-documented ecology, behaviour, and reproductive patterns.

Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863

Poecilia mexicana, the Atlantic molly, is a widely distributed Middle American poeciliid fish with two subspecies.

Poecilia velifera (Regan, 1914)

Poecilia velifera, the Yucatán molly, is a vulnerable, sexually dimorphic livebearing fish native to Mexico's northern Yucatán Peninsula.

Poecilia wingei Poeser, Kempkes & Isbrücker, 2005

Poecilia wingei, or Endler's livebearer, is a small colorful livebearing fish native to Venezuela's Paria Peninsula, commonly kept in aquariums.

Priapichthys annectens (Regan, 1907)

Priapichthys annectens is a small fish native to Central America with distinct scale patterns and sexually dimorphic maximum length.

Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848

Xiphophorus hellerii, the green swordtail, is a popular aquarium fish with a characteristic male tail sword.

Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866)

Xiphophorus maculatus is a popular freshwater aquarium live-bearer native to parts of North and Central America.

Xiphophorus variatus (Meek, 1904)

Xiphophorus variatus, or variable platyfish, is a small omnivorous fish native to Mexico, introduced globally.

Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus (Heckel, 1848)

Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus is a small freshwater livebearing fish native to southern Mexico and Central America that can thrive outside its native range.

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Fundulidae 22 species Cyprinodontidae 9 species Anablepidae 3 species Aplocheilidae 2 species Goodeidae 1 species Rivulidae 1 species

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