Poeciliidae
Also known as: Barrigudinhos e afins, Lebendgebärende Zahnkarpfen, Lewendbarende Vissies, Live-bearers and Topminnows, Live-bearing Tooth Carps, Live-bearing Toothed Carps, Livebearers, Livebearers and Lampeyes
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Order | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family | Poeciliidae |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, MARINE |
| Genera | 45 |
| Species records held | 374 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 650 |
| GBIF key | 7659 |
Genera in Poeciliidae
- Gambusia — 48 species: Gambusia affinis, Gambusia alvarezi, Gambusia amistadensis, Gambusia atrora, Gambusia aurata, Gambusia baracoana, Gambusia beebei, Gambusia bucheri
- Poecilia — 40 species: Poecilia boesemani, Poecilia butleri, Poecilia catemaconis, Poecilia caucana, Poecilia caudofasciata, Poecilia chica, Poecilia dauli, Poecilia dominicensis
- Xiphophorus — 33 species: Xiphophorus alvarezi, Xiphophorus andersi, Xiphophorus birchmanni, Xiphophorus clemenciae, Xiphophorus continens, Xiphophorus cortezi, Xiphophorus couchianus, Xiphophorus elegans
- Lacustricola — 25 species: Lacustricola atripinna, Lacustricola bragancai, Lacustricola bukobanus, Lacustricola centralis, Lacustricola jeanneli, Lacustricola kassenjiensis, Lacustricola katangae, Lacustricola kongoranensis
- Poeciliopsis — 25 species: Poeciliopsis baenschi, Poeciliopsis balsas, Poeciliopsis catemaco, Poeciliopsis elongata, Poeciliopsis fasciata, Poeciliopsis gracilis, Poeciliopsis hnilickai, Poeciliopsis infans
- Phalloceros — 22 species: Phalloceros alessandrae, Phalloceros anisophallos, Phalloceros aspilos, Phalloceros buckupi, Phalloceros caudimaculatus, Phalloceros elachistos, Phalloceros enneaktinos, Phalloceros harpagos
- Limia — 21 species: Limia caymanensis, Limia dominicensis, Limia fuscomaculata, Limia garnieri, Limia grossidens, Limia heterandria, Limia immaculata, Limia melanogaster
- Micropanchax — 13 species: Micropanchax antinorii, Micropanchax bracheti, Micropanchax camerunensis, Micropanchax ehrichi, Micropanchax fuelleborni, Micropanchax hutereaui, Micropanchax johnstoni, Micropanchax keilhacki
- Brachyrhaphis — 12 species: Brachyrhaphis cascajalensis, Brachyrhaphis episcopi, Brachyrhaphis hartwegi, Brachyrhaphis hessfeldi, Brachyrhaphis holdridgei, Brachyrhaphis olomina, Brachyrhaphis parismina, Brachyrhaphis punctifer
- Cnesterodon — 10 species: Cnesterodon brevirostratus, Cnesterodon carnegiei, Cnesterodon decemmaculatus, Cnesterodon holopteros, Cnesterodon hypselurus, Cnesterodon iguape, Cnesterodon omorgmatos, Cnesterodon pirai
- Girardinus — 8 species: Girardinus creolus, Girardinus cubensis, Girardinus denticulatus, Girardinus falcatus, Girardinus metallicus, Girardinus microdactylus, Girardinus uninotatus, Girardinus zonatus
- Hylopanchax — 8 species: Hylopanchax leki, Hylopanchax moke, Hylopanchax multisquamatus, Hylopanchax ndeko, Hylopanchax paucisquamatus, Hylopanchax silvestris, Hylopanchax stictopleuron, Hylopanchax thysi
- Poropanchax — 8 species: Poropanchax brichardi, Poropanchax luxophthalmus, Poropanchax myersi, Poropanchax normani, Poropanchax pepo, Poropanchax rancureli, Poropanchax scheeli, Poropanchax stigmatopygus
- Priapichthys — 8 species: Priapichthys annectens, Priapichthys caliensis, Priapichthys chocoensis, Priapichthys darienensis, Priapichthys nigroventralis, Priapichthys panamaneis, Priapichthys panamensis, Priapichthys puetzi
- Fluviphylax — 7 species: Fluviphylax gouldingi, Fluviphylax obscurus, Fluviphylax palikur, Fluviphylax pygmaeus, Fluviphylax simplex, Fluviphylax wallacei, Fluviphylax zonatus
- Pseudoxiphophorus — 7 species: Pseudoxiphophorus anzuetoi, Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus, Pseudoxiphophorus cataractae, Pseudoxiphophorus diremptus, Pseudoxiphophorus jonesii, Pseudoxiphophorus litoperas, Pseudoxiphophorus obliquus
- Hypsopanchax — 6 species: Hypsopanchax catenatus, Hypsopanchax jobaerti, Hypsopanchax jubbi, Hypsopanchax platysternus, Hypsopanchax stiassnyae, Hypsopanchax zebra
- Pamphorichthys — 6 species: Pamphorichthys araguaiensis, Pamphorichthys hasemani, Pamphorichthys hollandi, Pamphorichthys minor, Pamphorichthys pertapeh, Pamphorichthys scalpridens
- Phallotorynus — 6 species: Phallotorynus dispilos, Phallotorynus fasciolatus, Phallotorynus jucundus, Phallotorynus pankalos, Phallotorynus psittakos, Phallotorynus victoriae
- Plataplochilus — 6 species: Plataplochilus cabindae, Plataplochilus chalcopyrus, Plataplochilus loemensis, Plataplochilus miltotaenia, Plataplochilus ngaensis, Plataplochilus terveri
- Priapella — 6 species: Priapella bonita, Priapella chamulae, Priapella compressa, Priapella intermedia, Priapella lacandonae, Priapella olmecae
- Rhexipanchax — 5 species: Rhexipanchax kabae, Rhexipanchax lamberti, Rhexipanchax nimbaensis, Rhexipanchax schioetzi, Rhexipanchax schiotzi
- Micropoecilia — 4 species: Micropoecilia bifurca, Micropoecilia branneri, Micropoecilia minima, Micropoecilia picta
- Phallichthys — 4 species: Phallichthys amates, Phallichthys fairweatheri, Phallichthys quadripunctatus, Phallichthys tico
- Heterandria — 3 species:
- Neoheterandria — 3 species:
- Procatopus — 3 species:
- Pseudopoecilia — 3 species:
- Alfaro — 2 species:
- Aplocheilichthys — 2 species:
- Carlhubbsia — 2 species:
- Heterophallus — 2 species:
- Pantanodon — 2 species:
- Phalloptychus — 2 species:
- Scolichthys — 2 species:
- Aapticheilichthys — 1 species:
- Belonesox — 1 species:
- Gephyura — 1 species:
- Laciris — 1 species:
- Lamprichthys — 1 species:
- Platypanchax — 1 species:
- Quintana — 1 species:
- Tomeurus — 1 species:
- Xenodexia — 1 species:
- Xenophallus — 1 species:
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.