Acanthophacelus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1907:426 Masc. Poecilia reticulata Peters 1859. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Poecilia Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:44 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia Bloch & Schneider 1801, but a valid subgenus Acanthophacelus -- (Poeser & Isbrücker 2002:49 [ref. 34635], Poeser et al. 2005:97 [ref. 28493], Schories et al. 2009:38 [ref. 30534], Meredith et al. 2011:153 [ref. 31575], Meyer 2015:202 [ref. 34698], Ho et al. 2016:38 [ref. 34400], Huber 2019:46 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia Bloch & Schneider 1801. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae.