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Species in the genus Gambusia: [ 68 ] records

aestiputeus, Gambusia Fowler [H. W.] 1950:87, Figs. 42-43 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 102; ref. 12949] Freshwater well 1/2 miles from San Andres city, St. Andrews [San Andres] Island, West Indies. Holotype: ANSP 71772. Paratypes: ANSP 71773-75 (3, with holotype), 71776 (1, c&s), 71777 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:143 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Gambusia nicaraguensis Günther 1866 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:94 [ref. 7067], Fink 1971:54 [ref. 7671], Greenfield et al. 1982:131 [ref. 21395], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:88 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:58 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Gambusia nicaraguensis Günther 1866. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

affinis, Heterandria Baird [S. F.] & Girard [C. F.] 1853:390 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 6; ref. 15636] Rio Medina and Rio Salado, Texas, U.S.A. Lectotype: ANSP 6974 [ex 6974-6975]. Paralectotype: ANSP 6975 (1). Additional material (probably Gambusia patruelis): MCZ 41141 (1), 41150 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:143 [ref. 13621]. Lectotype selected by Huber 2019:59 [ref. 36941]. •Valid as Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853), subspecies affinis (Baird & Girard 1853) -- (Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:430 [ref. 25598], Sakai et al. 2001:89 [ref. 25693]). •Valid as Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853) -- (Berg 1949:990 [ref. 20662], Okada 1961:741 [ref. 6363], Rosen & Bailey 1963:94 [ref. 7067], Lee et al. 1980:538 [ref. 22416], Alkahem & Behnke 1983:564 [ref. 8384], Cadwallader & Backhouse 1983:171 [ref. 25473], Greenfield & Wildrick 1984:931 [ref. 11453], Uyeno & Arai in Masuda et al. 1984:83 [ref. 6441], Chen in Kuang et al. 1986:184 [ref. 26639], Robins & Ray 1986:110 [ref. 23100], Smith 1986:267 [ref. 22186], Wildrick et al. 1985:1054 [ref. 11519], Robison & Buchanan 1988:338 [ref. 23393], Wooten et al. 1988:283 [ref. 22447], Paxton et al. 1989:347 [ref. 12442], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Paulin et al. 1989:146 [ref. 24556], Zheng 1989:294 [ref. 21202], McAllister 1990:126 [ref. 14674], Allen & Coates 1990:69 [ref. 25561], Page & Burr 1991:235 [ref. 18983], Coad 1991:20 [ref. 15702], Pethiyagoda 1991:190 [ref. 20075], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:756 [ref. 20764], Pan et al. in Pan et al. 1991:326 [ref. 23876], Allen et al. 1992:299 [ref. 21400], Boschung 1992:89 [ref. 23239], Mitrofanov et al. 1992:242 [ref. 37756], Singh & Yazdani 1993:200 [ref. 24022], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:45 [ref. 22290], Skelton 1993:278 [ref. 24071], Etnier & Starnes 1993:372 [ref. 22809], La Rivers 1994:532 [ref. 23389], Warren et al. 1994:133 [ref. 25557], Knight & Hastings 1994:150 [ref. 25560], Baxter & Stone 1995:216 [ref. 23374], Yang & Chen 1995:106 [ref. 23555], Coad 1995:26 [ref. 23608], Cross & Collins 1995:179 [ref. 23394], Zhu 1995:160 [ref. 25213], Mrakovcic et al. 1995:185 [ref. 23079], Angus & Howell 1996:2 [ref. 39839], Haro et al. 1996:6 [ref. 25004], Chilcott & Humphries 1996:147 [ref. 25528], Mettee et al. 1996:479 [ref. 25836], Sigler & Sigler 1996:227 [ref. 25943], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:746 [ref. 24702], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:922 [ref. 23897], Castro et al. 1998:79 [ref. 24271], Sato et al. 1998:38 [ref. 24972], Manimekalan 1998:440 [ref. 24989], Rema Devi & Raghunathan 1999:157 [ref. 24759], Rema Devi & Raghunathan 1999:172 [ref. 24760], Walters & Freeman 2000:555 [ref. 24473], Rema Devi et al. 1999:160 [ref. 24758], Parenti 1999:2200 [ref. 24784], Fuller et al. 1999:304 [ref. 25838], Ruiz-Campos et al. 2000:77 [ref. 24940], Nakabo 2000:546 [ref. 25086], Rafique 2000:326 [ref. 25220], Azeroual et al. 2000:20 [ref. 25366], Lyons et al. 2000:67 [ref. 26594], Matsuura et al. 2000:193 [ref. 26000], Ghedotti 2000:38 [ref. 27228], Kottelat 2001:144 [ref. 25780], Hutchins 2001:24 [ref. 25847], Gabrielyan 2001:28 [ref. 25867], Ross et al. 2001:376 [ref. 25978], Skelton 2001:278 [ref. 27406], Keith et al. 2002:96 [ref. 31473], Nakabo 2002:546 [ref. 26001], Moyle 2002:317 [ref. 26449], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:558 [ref. 27061], Garrett & Edwards 2003:783 [ref. 27258], Mirza 2003:22 [ref. 27265], López et al. 2003:71 [ref. 27366], Yadav 2003:23 [ref. 27711], Wydoski & Whitney 2003:163 [ref. 27816], Nelson et al. 2004:103 [ref. 27807], Miller & Robison 2004:277 [ref. 27931], Seegers et al. 2003:41 [ref. 28087], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:196 [ref. 28107], Menni 2004:86 [ref. 28131], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:178 [ref. 28183], Mundy 2005:293 [ref. 28379], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:220 [ref. 28615], Shrestha 2008:206 [ref. 29923], Fricke et al. 2007:72 [ref. 29533], Scharpf 2007:16 [ref. 30398], Minckley & Marsh 2009:253 [ref. 31114], Azpelicueta et al. 2010:2 [ref. 41139], Coad 2010:251 [ref. 36620], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Page & Burr 2011:445 [ref. 31215], Marshall 2011:195 [ref. 31755], Langerhans et al. 2012:1530 [ref. 32308], Khalaf 2013:5 [ref. 37897], Kottelat 2013:300 [ref. 32989], Page et al. 2013:108 [ref. 32708], Barriga Salazar 2014:117 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:187 [ref. 35004], McDowall & Stewart 2015:971 [ref. 34275], Meyer 2015:54 [ref. 34698], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:296 [ref. 34894], Mirande & Koerber 2015:53 [ref. 35117], Miesen et al. 2016:87 [ref. 34492], Zhang et al. 2016:212 [ref. 34477], Neumann et al. 2016:306 [ref. 35036], Koeda et al. 2016:15 [ref. 35333], Labatos 2017:4 [ref. 36239], Bruton et al. 2018:109 [ref. 36373], Huber 2019:58 [ref. 36941], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108] with question, Zhang et al. 2019:513 [ref. 36699], Rodríguez-Barrera et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37800], Fu et al. 2021:9572 [ref. 39347], Guo 2021:844 [ref. 38618], Love et al. 2021:97 [ref. 39279], Taki et al. 2021:323 [ref. 39830], Jamaluddin et al. 2022:[8] [ref. 39245], Meza-Vargas et al. 2022:4 [ref. 39566], Tudu et al. 2022:44 [ref. 40484], Bagley et al. 2023:319 [ref. 41241], Chan et al. 2023:149 [ref. 40365], Çiçek et al. 2023:54 [ref. 40326], Jamandre 2023:166 [ref. 40455], Nagy et al. 2023:358 [ref. 40348], Page et al. 2023:145 [ref. 40505], Endruweit 2024:38 [ref. 41040], Fricke et al. 2024:448 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: North America: Alabama, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas (U.S.A.) and Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas and Veracruz (Mexico). Introduced widely elsewhere for mosquito control. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

alvarezi, Gambusia Hubbs [Clark L.] & Springer [V. G.] 1957:310, Figs. 3g, 14 [Texas Journal of Science v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 12145] El Ojo de San Gregorio, Chihuahua, Mexico. Holotype: UMMZ 168979. Paratypes: (650) ENCB P 349 (?), FMNH 61605 (34), CAS-SU 48134 (?), THNC 4207 (?), UMMZ 168980 (40), USNM 164253 (39). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:36 [ref. 12367], Parenti et al. 1999:5 [ref. 24072]. •Synonym of Gambusia gaigei Hubbs 1929 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:104 [ref. 7067]). •Valid as Gambusia alvarezi Hubbs & Springer 1957 -- (Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:45 [ref. 22290], Parenti et al. 1999:5 [ref. 24072], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:558 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:103 [ref. 27807], Miller 2006:221 [ref. 28615], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Scharpf 2007:16 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Page et al. 2013:108 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:56 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:59 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:145 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:449 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia alvarezi Hubbs & Springer 1957. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Río Conchos, the Cuatro Cienegas Basin, and the Río Salado de Nadadores, Chihuahua and Coahuila (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

amistadensis, Gambusia Peden [A. E.] 1973:211, Fig. 3 [Copeia 1973 (no. 2); ref. 7579] Goodenough Spring, Val Verde County, Texas, U.S.A., 29°32'10"N, 101°15'10"W. Holotype: UMMZ 190407. Paratypes: (250) NMC 70-373, TNHC 7247, UMMZ 190408 (65, 3 c&s), USNM 205858 (62); UMMZ 190407 (3?). Additional material: (23). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:5 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Gambusia amistadensis Peden 1973 -- (Lee et al. 1980:539 [ref. 22416], Hubbs & Jensen 1984:529 [ref. 25571], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Parenti et al. 1999:5 [ref. 24072], Garrett & Edwards 2003:783 [ref. 27258], Nelson et al. 2004:103 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Scharpf 2007:16 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Page & Burr 2011:449 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:108 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:57 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:59 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:145 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia amistadensis Peden 1973. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: North America: Goodenough Spring and its outflow, Texas (U.S.A.) [extinct]. Habitat: freshwater.

atrilatus, Zygonectes Jordan [D. S.] & Brayton [A. W.] 1878:84 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 12; ref. 2436] Neuse River near Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.A. Syntypes: BMNH 1880.1.21.48 (1), USNM 23464 (1). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:19 [ref. 24072]. •Synonym of Gambusia holbrooki Girard 1859 -- (Parenti et al. 1999:19 [ref. 24072], Meyer 2015:74 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:59 [ref. 36941]). •Synonym of Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853) -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:558 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Gambusia holbrooki Girard 1859. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

atrora, Gambusia Rosen [D. E.] & Bailey [R. M.] 1963:102, Figs. 40C, 43, Pl. 2 (f. 2) [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 126 (art. 1); ref. 7067] Río Axtla, Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, elevation 300 feet. Holotype: UMMZ 179999. Paratypes: UMMZ 169499 (537), 124172 (1), 124335 (8), 124348-49 (13), 124361 (5). •Valid as Gambusia atrora Rosen & Bailey 1963 -- (Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:45 [ref. 22290], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:558 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:103 [ref. 27807], Miller 2006:221 [ref. 28615], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Scharpf 2007:17 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Page et al. 2013:108 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:59 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:60 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:145 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:449 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia atrora Rosen & Bailey 1963. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Rio Mactezuma, Río Panuco basin, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí, Atlantic Slope (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

aurata, Gambusia Miller [R. R.] & Minckley [W. L.] 1970:249, Fig. 1 [Southwestern Naturalist v. 15 (no. 2); ref. 7782] Lateral canal flowing north off main canal from Río Mante, southern Ciudad Mante, Río Tamesi basin, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Holotype: UMMZ 188736. Paratypes: ASU 36 (7), 68 (5), 501 (1), 515 (2), 519 (5), 521 (18), 741 (1), 756 (2); UMMZ 97544 (3), 97545 (1), 97546 (3), 186498 (93 or 94, 2 c&s), 188737 (1, allotype); USNM 212231 (19). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:5 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Gambusia aurata Miller & Minckley 1970 -- (Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:45 [ref. 22290], Parenti et al. 1999:5 [ref. 24072], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:558 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:103 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:222 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:17 [ref. 30398], Langerhans et al. 2012:1530 [ref. 32308], Page et al. 2013:108 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:60 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:60 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:145 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:449 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia aurata Miller & Minckley 1970. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Río Guayalejo, Río Mante and Río Tamesi basins, Taumalipas, Atlantic slope (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

australis, Gambusia yucatana Greenfield [D. W.] 1985:375 [Copeia 1985 (no. 2); ref. 8971] Saint George's Cay, Barrier Reef, Belize. Holotype: FMNH 94901. Paratypes: FMNH 93919 (20), 94896 (9), 94898 (11), 94900 (18). Other material: FMNH (9 lots, 359 specimens), UMMZ (7 lots, 95 specimens). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:38 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Gambusia yucatana Regan 1914, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:121 [ref. 22947], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:561 [ref. 27061], Scharpf 2007:17 [ref. 30398], Meyer 2015:108 [ref. 34698]). •Synonym of Gambusia yucatana Regan 1914 -- (Pérez-León & Schmitter-Soto 2007: 171 [ref. 32537], Huber 2019:60 [ref. 36941], Fricke et al. 2024:452 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Synonym of Gambusia yucatana Regan 1914. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

baracoana, Gambusia Rivas [L. R.] 1944:46 [Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club v. 23; ref. 13184] Small freshwater pond, near mouth of Río Miel, vicinity of Baracoa, Oriente Province, Cuba. Holotype: USNM 203150 [ex Rivas coll. 134]. Paratypes: (several) Rivas coll. (? now 0); MCZ 36178 (6); UHMP 456 (?); UMMZ 143375 (6, 3 C&S); USNM 130214 (6), 204442 (539). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:5-6 [ref. 24072], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:3 [ref. 35177]. Type information: Rivas 1969:202 [ref. 25092]. •Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854, but a valid subspecies -- (Fink 1971:31 [ref. 21211], Lee et al. 1983:17 [ref. 22527]). •Status uncertain -- (Parenti et al. 1999:5 [ref. 24072]). •Species inquirenda in Poeciliidae -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:575 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Gambusia bucheri Rivas 1944 but a valid subspecies as described -- (Meyer 2015:64 [ref. 34698]). •Valid as Gambusia baracoana Rivas 1944 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:98 [ref. 7067], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:3 [ref. 35177], Huber 2019:60 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia baracoana Rivas 1944. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Eastern Cuba. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

beebei, Gambusia Myers [G. S.] 1935:305, Figs. 273-274 [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 10 (no. 3); ref. 3110] Southwestern end of Lake Miragoâne, from Aux Cayes road, southwestern peninsula, Dépt. du Sud, Haiti, West Indies. Neotype: USNM 203161. Type catalog: Mead 1958:132 [ref. 20648], Parenti et al. 1999:6 [ref. 24072]. Original specimens (NYZS 7168 (holotype) and 7299 (paratype) missing). Neotype designated by Rivas 1969:782 [ref. 7839]. •Valid as Gambusia beebei Myers 1935 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:101 [ref. 7067], Greenfield 1983:457 [ref. 8337], Lee et al. 1983:11 [ref. 22527], Wildrick et al. 1985:1055 [ref. 11519], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Parenti et al. 1999:6 [ref. 24072], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:559 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:61 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:60 [ref. 36941], Rodrigues-Silva et al. 2021:151 [ref. 38097]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia beebei Myers 1935. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America/West Indies: Tiburon peninsula (Haiti). Habitat: freshwater.

brachypterus, Zygonectes Cope [E. D.] 1880:34 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 17; ref. 14285] Trinity River at Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): ANSP 20446. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:95 [ref. 13621]. Appeared first without description as Cope in Jordan 1878:433 [ref. 2379]. •Synonym of Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:95 [ref. 7067], La Rivers 1994:532 [ref. 23389], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:558 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:54 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:61 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

bucheri, Gambusia Rivas [L. R.] 1944:42 [Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club v. 23; ref. 13184] Río Jicotea, of Moa system, at bridge of road between Aserrio de Moa and Punta Gorda, Province of Oriente, Cuba. Holotype: USNM 203149 [ex Rivas coll. 132]. Paratypes: Rivas coll. 133 (? now 0); MCZ 36175 (6); UHMP 455 (?); UMMZ 143373 (6, 3 c&s); USNM 130213 (6), 204443 (392, 2 c&s). Type catalog: Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:4 [ref. 35177]. Type information: Rivas 1969:202 [ref. 25092]. •Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854, but a valid subspecies -- (Fink 1971:29 [ref. 21211], Lee et al. 1983:17 [ref. 22527]). •Valid as Gambusia bucheri Rivas 1944 -- (Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Parenti et al. 1999:6 [ref. 24072], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:559 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:62 [ref. 34698], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:4 [ref. 35177], Huber 2019:61 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia bucheri Rivas 1944. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Oriente [Holguin] province, eastern Cuba. Habitat: freshwater.

caymanensis, Gambusia Regan [C. T.] 1913:990 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 4) (art. 58); ref. 3653] Grand Cayman Island, West Indies. Syntypes: BMNH 1911.3.2.3-4 (2). •Valid as Gambusia caymanensis Regan 1913 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:98 [ref. 7067], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687]). •Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854 but a valid subspecies as described -- (Meyer 2015:95 [ref. 34698]). •Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854 -- (Fink 1971:18 [ref. 21211], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:3 [ref. 35177], Huber 2019:61 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

clarkhubbsi, Gambusia Garrett [G. P.] & Edwards [R. J.] 2003:783, Figs. 1-2 [Copeia 2003 (no. 4); ref. 27258] San Felipe spring run near Canal Street in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas, U.S.A. Holotype: TNHC 29073. Paratypes: TNHC 29076 (1, allotype), 29077-83 (33, 92, 31, 13, 2, 17, 41). •Valid as Gambusia clarkhubbsi Garrett & Edwards 2003 -- (Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Scharpf 2007:17 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Page & Burr 2011:446 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:108 [ref. 32708], Huber 2019:61 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:145 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia clarkhubbsi Garrett & Edwards 2003. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: North America: San Felipe creek, Val Verde County, Texas (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.

dominicensis, Gambusia Regan [C. T.] 1913:989, Pl. 99 (fig. 7); Fig. 169c [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 4) (art. 58); ref. 3653] Haiti, West Indies. Syntypes: BMNH 1913.1.22.10-11 (3 or 4). •Valid as Gambusia dominicensis Regan 1913 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:96 [ref. 7067], Lee et al. 1983:12 [ref. 22527], Allen et al. 2002:364 [ref. 25930], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:559 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:65 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:61 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia dominicensis Regan 1913. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Dominican Republic and Haiti, introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

dovii, Gambusia Regan [C. T.] 1913:986 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 4) (art. 58); ref. 3653] Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1952.12.31.7. •Synonym of Gambusia nicaraguensis Günther 1866 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:94 [ref. 7067], Fink 1971:54 [ref. 7671], Greenfield et al. 1982:131 [ref. 21395], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:87 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:62 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Gambusia nicaraguensis Günther 1866. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

eurystoma, Gambusia Miller [R. R.] 1975:19, Fig. 5 [Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan No. 672; ref. 9272] Arroyo del Azufre, Baños de Azufre, 10 kilometers west of of Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico, 17°34'N, 93°01'W, elevation 150 meters. Holotype: UMMZ 197600. Paratypes: UMMZ 197601 (1, allotype), 184717 (290, now 260, 3 c&s); USNM 211263 [ex UMMZ 184717] (30). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:6 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Gambusia eurystoma Miller 1975 -- (Greenfield 1983:457 [ref. 8337], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:45 [ref. 22290], Parenti et al. 1999:6 [ref. 24072], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:559 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:103 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:222 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:17 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Page et al. 2013:108 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:66 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:62 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:145 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:449 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia eurystoma Miller 1975. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Baños de Azufre, Chiapas and Tabasco, Atlantic slope (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

finlayi, Gambusia Santa Maria [M. A. de] 1956:96 [Acuario v. 2 (no. 4); ref. 19810] Camagüey, Cuba. No types known. Apparently not available, name assigned to figures only (one male and one female), and based on an unpublished manuscript by Torre; no text or distinguishing features included (see also Rosen & Bailey 1963:101 [ref. 7067]). •In the synonymy of Gambusia punctata Poey 1854 -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:93 [ref. 34698], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:3 [ref. 35177]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Gambusia punctata Poey 1854. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae.

gaigei, Gambusia Hubbs [C. L.] 1929:3 [Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan No. 198; ref. 15900] A slough close to the Rio Grande at Boquillas, Brewster County, Texas, U.S.A. Holotype: UMMZ 84527. Paratypes: UMMZ 84528 (orig. 62, now 59, 5 c&s), USNM 117534 [ex UMMZ 84528] (3). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:7 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Gambusia gaigei Hubbs 1929 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:104 [ref. 7067], Lee et al. 1980:540 [ref. 22416], Wildrick et al. 1985:1054 [ref. 11519], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Page & Burr 1991:238 [ref. 18983], Parenti et al. 1999:7 [ref. 24072], Garrett & Edwards 2003:783 [ref. 27258], Nelson et al. 2004:103 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:221 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:17 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Page & Burr 2011:448 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:67 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:62 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:145 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia gaigei Hubbs 1929. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: North America: Rio Grande drainage, Texas (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.

geiseri, Gambusia Hubbs [Clark L.] & Hubbs [C. L.] in Hubbs & Springer 1957:285, Figs. 2a-b, 4-5 [Texas Journal of Science v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 12145] San Marcos River just downstream from the Rio Vista Dam, San Marcos, Texas, U.S.A. Holotype: UMMZ 168974. Paratypes: (435) TNHC 5 (?), 19 (?), 60 (?), 2651 (?); UMMZ 72565 (11), 72570-71 (179, 128), 108090 (1), 111005 (12), 1220247 (130, 3 c&s), 166018 (33, 5 c&s), 166043 (51). Additional material: (3,627 specimens) TNHC (10 lots); UMMZ (5 lots). •Valid as Gambusia geiseri Hubbs & Hubbs 1957 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:104 [ref. 7067], Lee et al. 1980:541 [ref. 22416], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Page & Burr 1991:238 [ref. 18983], Fuller et al. 1999:306 [ref. 25838], Garrett & Edwards 2003:783 [ref. 27258], Nelson et al. 2004:103 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Scharpf 2007:17 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Page & Burr 2011:449 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:69 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:63 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:145 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:450 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia geiseri Hubbs & Hubbs 1957. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Texas (U.S.A.) and Durango (Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

georgei, Gambusia Hubbs [Clark L.] & Peden [A. E.] 1969:357, Figs. 1-2 [Copeia 1969 (no. 2); ref. 7818] San Marcos River at highway I-35 bridge, Hays County, Texas, U.S.A. Holotype: UMMZ 187447. Paratypes: UMMZ 187448 (44, 3 c&s). Other material (97 specimens): TNHC 7195-7197, 7199, 7201-7207 and 7212; also UMMZ 65250 (2); plus hybrids. •Valid as Gambusia georgei Hubbs & Peden 1969 -- (Lee et al. 1980:542 [ref. 22416], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Garrett & Edwards 2003:783 [ref. 27258], Nelson et al. 2004:103 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Scharpf 2007:17 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Page & Burr 2011:448 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:70 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:63 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:145 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia georgei Hubbs & Peden 1969. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: North America: San Marcos Spring and river, Texas (U.S.A.) [probably extinct]. Habitat: freshwater.

gracilior, Gambusia Regan [C. T.] 1913:989, Pl. 99 (fig. 5-6); Fig. 168c [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 4) (art. 58); ref. 3653] Jamaica. Syntypes: (13) BMNH 1969.9.8.1-14 (14 now 6); CAS-SU 24179 [ex BMNH] (2). •Valid as Gambusia gracilior Regan 1913 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:96 [ref. 7067]). •Synonym of Gambusia wrayi Regan 1913 -- (Fink 1971:61 [ref. 7671], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:561 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:105 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:63 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Gambusia wrayi Regan 1913. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

gracilis, Gambusia Girard [C. F.] 1859:121 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11; ref. 27410] Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Atlantic slope of Mexico. Syntypes: ANSP 6973 (1), MCZ 1309 (1), MNHN [ex USNM 3506] (1), ?USNM 3506 (7, not found). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:143 [ref. 13621], Parenti et al. 1999:7 [ref. 24072]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied by Xiphophorus gracilis Heckel 1848, replaced by Gambusia humilis Günther 1866. •Synonym of Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:95 [ref. 7067], La Rivers 1994:532 [ref. 23389], Parenti et al. 1999:7 [ref. 24072], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:558 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:54 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:63 [ref. 36941], Fricke et al. 2024:448 [ref. 41622]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

heterochir, Gambusia Hubbs [Clark L.] 1957:3, Figs. 1, 3a, 4, 5a [Tulane Studies in Zoology v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 12146] Headwater spring of Clear Creek, 10.4 miles west of Menard, Menard County, Texas, U.S.A. Holotype: UMMZ 170936. Paratypes: (125) FMNH 61805 (7); MCZ 39684 (7); CAS-SU 46445-51 (1 ea. = 7); TNHC 3065 (?), 4652 (1); UMMZ 170937 (6); USNM 164573 (7). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:37 [ref. 12367], Parenti et al. 1999:7 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Gambusia heterochir Hubbs 1957 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:104 [ref. 7067], Lee et al. 1980:543 [ref. 22416], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Page & Burr 1991:238 [ref. 18983], Parenti et al. 1999:7 [ref. 24072], Garrett & Edwards 2003:783 [ref. 27258], Nelson et al. 2004:103 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Scharpf 2007:18 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Page & Burr 2011:449 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:71 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:64 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:145 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia heterochir Hubbs 1957. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: North America: headwater springs of Clear Creek, Texas (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

hispaniolae, Gambusia Fink [W. L.] 1971:57, Fig. 4 [Publications of the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Museum No. 2; ref. 7671] Source Trou-Caiman, Cul-de-Sac Plain, Dept. de l'Ouest, Haiti, West Indies. Holotype: USNM 204865. Paratypes: ?UMMZ 136377 (1), USNM 204866-67 (1, 366). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:7 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Gambusia hispaniolae Fink 1971 -- (Lee et al. 1983:13 [ref. 22527], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Parenti et al. 1999:7 [ref. 24072], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:559 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:73 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:64 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia hispaniolae Fink 1971. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Western Dominican Republic and Haiti. Habitat: freshwater.

holbrooki, Gambusia Girard [C. F.] (ex Agassiz) 1859:62 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11; ref. 1821] Palatka, eastern Florida, [Palatka, eastern Florida and Charleston, South Carolina], U.S.A. Lectotype: ANSP 6976. Paralectotypes: ANSP 6977 (1) Palatka, MCZ 35999 [ex USNM 8301] (5) Charleston, USNM 8301 (45). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:143 [ref. 13621], Parenti et al. 1999:7 [ref. 24072]. Name taken from Agassiz manuscript (as Heterandria holbrookii), but author of description is Girard. Name spelled holbrooki by Girard on p. 62. Lectotype selected by Huber 2019:64 [ref. 36941]. •Synonym of Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853), but a valid subspecies holbrookii Girard 1859 -- (Mitrofanov et al. 1992:242 [ref. 37756], La Rivers 1994:532 [ref. 23389], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:746 [ref. 24702], Seegers et al. 2003:41 [ref. 28087], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:174 [ref. 28369], Ninua & Japoshvili 2008:169 [ref. 31251]). •Synonym of Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:95 [ref. 7067], Lee et al. 1980:538 [ref. 22416], Cadwallader & Backhouse 1983:214 [ref. 25473], Pequeño 1989:51 [ref. 14125], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:558 [ref. 27061], Heemstra et al. 2004:3317 [ref. 27945], Hammer & Walker 2004:91 [ref. 28129], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:178 [ref. 28183], Miller 2006:227 [ref. 28615], Hoese & Gates 2006:742 [ref. 28997], Fricke et al. 2007:72 [ref. 29533], Scharpf 2007:18 [ref. 30398]). •Valid as Gambusia holbrooki Girard 1859 -- (Wooten et al. 1988:283 [ref. 22447], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Hernandez-Martich & Smith 1990:619 [ref. 21032], Coad 1991:20 [ref. 15702], Jenkins & Burkhead 1994:618 [ref. 21581], Coad 1995:26 [ref. 23608], Angus & Howell 1996:2 [ref. 39839], McDowall in McDowall 1996:116 [ref. 22909], Coad 1996:85 [ref. 25304], Mettee et al. 1996:479 [ref. 25836], Murdy et al. 1997:129 [ref. 23144], Savvaitova & Reshetnikov 1998:107 [ref. 23592], Kullander et al. 1999:151 [ref. 23689], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:924 [ref. 23897], Morgan et al. 1998:41 [ref. 24611], Fuller et al. 1999:304 [ref. 25838], Parenti et al. 1999:7 [ref. 24072], Fricke 1999:114 [ref. 24106], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:180 [ref. 25013], Dyer 2000:89 [ref. 26678], Walters & Freeman 2000:555 [ref. 24473], Freyhof et al. 2000:96 [ref. 25184], Gabrielyan 2001:28 [ref. 25867], Ross et al. 2001:378 [ref. 25978], Bianco & Ketmaier 2001:201 [ref. 26728], Allen et al. 2002:365 [ref. 25930], Doadrio et al. 2002:78 [ref. 26616], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Nelson et al. 2004:103 [ref. 27807], Boschung & Mayden 2004:410 [ref. 27995], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:482 [ref. 29996], Fricke et al. 2009:32 [ref. 30213], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817] as holbrookii, Minckley & Marsh 2009:254 [ref. 31114], Coad 2010:251 [ref. 36620], Esmaeili et al. 2010:375 [ref. 33391], Page & Burr 2011:446 [ref. 31215], Morgan et al. 2011:22 [ref. 31262], Hammer et al. 2012:66 [ref. 32389], Langerhans et al. 2012:1530 [ref. 32308], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Larson et al. 2013:70 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:300 [ref. 32989], Morgan et al. 2014:40 [ref. 36567], Sarmiento et al. 2014:187 [ref. 35004], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:894 [ref. 34062], Meyer 2015:74 [ref. 34698] as holbrookii, Barbieri et al. 2015:92 [ref. 35029], Esmaeili et al. 2015:122 [ref. 35030], Çiçek et al. 2015:150 [ref. 35151], Miesen et al. 2016:87 [ref. 34492], Esmaeili et al. 2017:92 [ref. 35254], Koerber et al. 2017:9 [ref. 35632], Saygun et al. 2017:187 [ref. 38891], Esmaeili et al. 2018:74 [ref. 36089], Fricke et al. 2018:108 [ref. 35805], Kuiter 2018:101 [ref. 36369], Robins et al. 2018:228 [ref. 35886], Ćaleta et al. 2019:184 [ref. 37026], Koerber et al. 2019:10 [ref. 36736], Özuluğ & Saç 2019:32 [ref. 36599], Huber 2019:64 [ref. 36941], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108], Bayçelebi 2020:761 [ref. 37964], Çiçek et al. 2020:258 [ref. 37644], Dyldin et al. 2020:99 [ref. 37569], Freyhof et al. 2020:5 [ref. 37614], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:270 [ref. 37983], Kaya et al. 2020:328 [ref. 37582], Kuljanishvili et al. 2020:[6] [ref. 37535], Mirande & Koerber 2020:2 [ref. 37594], Baikeche et al. 2021:959 [ref. 39080], Kelleci et al. 2021:282 [ref. 38359], Al-Faisal et al. 2022:1408 [ref. 39565], Çiçek et al. 2022:4 [ref. 38985], Bagley et al. 2023:319 [ref. 41241], Çiçek et al. 2023:47 [ref. 40326], Çiçek et al. 2023:469 [ref. 40601], Çiçek et al. 2023:30 [ref. 40616], Çiçek et al. 2023:437 [ref. 40625], Çiçek et al. 2023:152 [ref. 40728], Epitashvili et al. 2023:1113 [ref. 40627], Esmaeili & Hamidan 2023:218 [ref. 40377], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2023:34 [ref. 40667], Page et al. 2023:145 [ref. 40505], Saad et al. 2023:42 [ref. 40501], Shumka et al. 2023:38 [ref. 40747] as Gambusiaholbrooki, Alharti et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41725], Çiçek et al. 2024:338 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia holbrooki Girard 1859. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: North America: Atlantic and Gulf Coast drainages, eastern U.S.A. Widely introduced elsewhere for mosquito control. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

howelli, Gambusia Rivas [L. R.] 1944:44 [Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club v. 23; ref. 13184] Brackish water lagoon near Punta del Este, Isle of Pines, Cuba. Holotype: UHMP 454. Paratypes: (numerous) Rivas coll. 4 (? now 0); MCZ 36171 [ex USNM 255] (12); UHMP 253-258 (?); UMMZ 143374 (9), USNM 130212 (14, 2 c&s). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:7 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Gambusia howelii Rivas 1944 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:98 [ref. 7067], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687]). •Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854 -- (Fink 1971:18 [ref. 21211], Parenti et al. 1999:7 [ref. 24072], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:94 [ref. 34698], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:3 [ref. 35177], Huber 2019:65 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

hubbsi, Gambusia Breder [C. M., Jr.] 1934:1, Fig. 1 [American Museum Novitates No. 719; ref. 16413] Southern part of Andros Island, Bahamas. Holotype: AMNH 12454. Paratypes: AMNH 12455 (5). •Valid as Gambusia hubbsi Breder 1934 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:98 [ref. 7067], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Martin & Wainwright 2013:232 [ref. 32978], Meyer 2015:75 [ref. 34698]). •Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854 -- (Fink 1971:18 [ref. 21211], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:3 [ref. 35177], Huber 2019:65 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

humilis, Gambusia Günther [A.] 1866:335 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Atlantic slope of Mexico. Syntypes: ANSP 6973 (1), MCZ 1309 (1), MNHN [ex USNM 3506] (1). Replacement name for Gambusia gracilis Girard 1859, secondarily preoccupied by Xiphophorus gracilis Heckel 1848. •Synonym of Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:95 [ref. 7067], La Rivers 1994:532 [ref. 23389], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:558 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:54 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:65 [ref. 36941], Fricke et al. 2024:448 [ref. 41622]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

hurtadoi, Gambusia Hubbs [Clark L.] & Springer [V. G.] 1957:307, Figs. 1, 3c-f, 13, 15 [Texas Journal of Science v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 12145] El Ojo de la Hacienda Dolores, 7 miles south of Jiminez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Holotype: UMMZ 168975. Paratypes: (2196) ENCB P 350 (?); FMNH 61604 (30); CAS-SU 48133 (?); TNHC 4204 (278), 4205-06 (?), 4377 (31); UMMZ 168976-77 (25, 38); USNM 164252 (61). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:37 [ref. 12367], Parenti et al. 1999:7 [ref. 24072]. •Synonym of Gambusia gaigei Hubbs 1929 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:104 [ref. 7067]). •Valid as Gambusia hurtadoi Hubbs & Springer 1957 -- (Wildrick et al. 1985:1054 [ref. 11519], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:46 [ref. 22290], Parenti et al. 1999:7 [ref. 24072], Nelson et al. 2004:103 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:223 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:18 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:77 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:65 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:146 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:450 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia hurtadoi Hubbs & Springer 1957. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: El Ojo de Hacienda de Dolores and its outlet canal, a small spring 12.5 km southwest of Jiménez, Chihuahua, Atlantic slope (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

inurus, Zygonectes Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882:143 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 273); ref. 10612] Cache Creek, southern Illinois, U.S.A. Holotype (unique): USNM 29666. Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:19 [ref. 24072]. •Synonym of Fundulus dispar (Agassiz 1854) -- (Lazara 2001:146 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:95 [ref. 7067], Parenti et al. 1999:19 [ref. 24072], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:558 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:54 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:65 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

krumholzi, Gambusia Minckley [W. L.] 1963:154, Fig. 2 [Southwestern Naturalist v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 5072] Río de Nava, small stream 5.6 miles south-southwest of Nava, Coahuila, Mexico. Holotype: UMMZ 180320. Paratypes: UMMZ 180321 (1, allotype), 180322 (not 101, 87, 3 c&s). •Valid as Gambusia krumholzi Minckley 1963 -- (Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:46 [ref. 22290], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:559 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:103 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:223 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:18 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:78 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:66 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:146 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:450 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia krumholzi Minckley 1963. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Río De Nava, Rio Grande system, Coahuila, Atlantic slope (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

lemaitrei, Gambusia Fowler [H. W.] 1950:2, Figs. 1-4 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 222; ref. 12947] Totumo Lake, Bolívar state, Colombia. Holotype: ANSP 71938. Paratypes: ANSP 71939-40 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:144 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Gambusia lemaitrei Fowler 1950 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:94 [ref. 7067], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Schiwok & Bork 2002:31 [ref. 25833], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:559 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Langerhans et al. 2012:1530 [ref. 32308], Meyer 2015:79 [ref. 34698], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:102 [ref. 35633], Huber 2019:66 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia lemaitrei Fowler 1950. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Atlantic slope of Colombia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

longispinis, Gambusia Minckley [W. L.] 1962:391, Figs. 1-3 [Copeia 1962 (no. 2); ref. 6259] Small marsh adjacent to La Angostura Canal, about 4 miles west of Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, Mexico. Holotype: UMMZ 179620. Paratypes: UMMZ 130382 (50, 8 c&s), 130393 (1), 130394 (19), 179619 (3), 179621 (15 or 17), 179622 (6). •Valid as Gambusia longispinis Minckley 1962 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:103 [ref. 7067], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:46 [ref. 22290], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:559 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:103 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Scharpf 2007:18 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:80 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:66 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:146 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:450 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia longispinis Minckley 1962. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Cuatro Ciénegas basin, Coahuila (northern Mexico) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

luma, Gambusia Rosen [D. E.] & Bailey [R. M.] 1963:99, Figs. 40B, 42, Pl. 2 (f. 3) [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 126 (art. 1); ref. 7067] Puerto Barrios, Izabal, Guatemala. Holotype: UMMZ 143565. Paratypes: UMMZ 134566 (43, 5 c&s), 146087 (1); USNM 114276 (11), 114321 (24), 114343 (15), 134587-90 (9, 3, 2, 3), 134592 (3), 197518 [ex USNM 134591] (5). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:8 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Gambusia luma Rosen & Bailey 1963 -- (Greenfield et al. 1982:135 [ref. 21395], Greenfield 1983:457 [ref. 8337], Wildrick et al. 1985:1054 [ref. 11519], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:118 [ref. 22947], Parenti et al. 1999:8 [ref. 24072], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:559 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Pérez León & Schmitter Soto 2007:169 [ref. 32537], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:81 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:66 [ref. 36941], Barrientos et al. 2023:274 [ref. 41235], Page et al. 2023:146 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:450 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia luma Rosen & Bailey 1963. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America, Central America: Atlantic slope (southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

manni, Gambusia Hubbs [C. L.] 1927:61 [Copeia No. 164; ref. 15793] Freshwater lake [Lake Cunningham] on New Providence Island, Bahamas. Holotype: UMMZ 72183. Paratypes: UMMZ 72184 (3), USNM 88500 (2). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:8 [ref. 24072]. •Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854, but a valid subspecies -- (Fink 1971:27 [ref. 21211], Lee et al. 1983:17 [ref. 22527]). •Valid as Gambusia manni Hubbs 1927 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:98 [ref. 7067], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Parenti et al. 1999:8 [ref. 24072], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:559 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:83 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:66 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia manni Hubbs 1927. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Bahamas. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

marshi, Gambusia Minckley [W. L.] & Craddock [J. E.] in Minckley 1962:393, Figs. 4, 5a-b, 6a-b [Copeia 1962 (no. 2); ref. 6259] Río Salado de los Nadadores, near junction with Río Salado de Monclova, 1 mile south of Hermanas, Coahuila, Mexico. Holotype: UMMZ 179167. Paratypes: UMMZ 179168 (63). Plus additional material. •Valid as Gambusia marshi Minckley & Craddock 1962 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:105 [ref. 7067], Meffe 1985:898 [ref. 22489], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:46 [ref. 22290], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:559 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:103 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:224 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:18 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:84 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:67 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:146 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:450 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia marshi Minckley & Craddock 1962. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: lower Río Bravo/Río Grande basin, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas (Mexico) and texas (U.S.A.) endemic. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

mcnieli, Gambusia Fowler [H. W.] 1916:433, Fig. 5 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 68; ref. 1394] Panama. Holotype (unique): ANSP 6818 (poor condition). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:144 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Gambusia nicaraguensis Günther 1866 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:94 [ref. 7067] with question, Fink 1971:54 [ref. 7671], Greenfield et al. 1982:131 [ref. 21395], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:87 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:67 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Gambusia nicaraguensis Günther 1866. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

meadi, Gambusia (Toluichthys) Dahl [G.] in Dahl & Medem 1964:80, Figs. [Informe sobre la fauna acuatica del Rio Sinu; ref. 19185] Vicinity of Tolú, Colombia. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. Paratypes: allotype and paratypes (whereabouts unknown). •Species inquirenda in Poeciliidae -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:575 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Gambusia meadi Dahl 1964 -- (Huber 2019:67 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Uncertain as Gambusia meadi Dahl 1964. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Atlantic slope of Colombia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

melanopleurus, Haplochilus Günther [A.] 1866:317 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] See Poecilia melapleura Gosse 1851. •In the synonymy of Gambusia melapleura (Gosse 1851) -- (Meyer 2015:87 [ref. 34698]). Unjustified Emend.. Current status: Synonym of Gambusia melapleura (Gosse 1851). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae.

melanops, Haplochilus Cope [E. D.] 1870:457 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 11 (no. 84); ref. 913] Neuse River basin, Wake County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Syntypes: ANSP 7143 (17). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:96 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:95 [ref. 7067], La Rivers 1994:532 [ref. 23389], Ross et al. 2001:378 [ref. 25978], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:558 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Gambusia holbrooki Girard 1859 -- (Meyer 2015:74 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:67 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Gambusia holbrooki Girard 1859. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

melanosticta, Gambusia Regan [C. T.] 1913:987 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 4) (art. 58); ref. 3653] Havana, Cuba. Syntypes: BMNH 1884.7.7.158-160 (3). •Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:97 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:94 [ref. 34698], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:3 [ref. 35177], Huber 2019:67 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

melapleura, Poecilia Gosse [P. H.] 1851:84, Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [A naturalist's sojourn in Jamaica; ref. 18149] Bluefields, Jamaica. Lectotype: BMNH 1847.12.27.90. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1849.12.27.91-95 (6). As Halochilus melanopleurus in Günther 1866: 317 [ref. 1983], also emended to melanopleura by Bleeker 1860:486 [ref. 380]. Lectotype selected by Huber 2019:68 [ref. 36941]. •Valid as Gambusia melapleura (Gosse 1851) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:95 [ref. 7067], Fink 1971:65 [ref. 7671], Lee et al. 1983:14 [ref. 22527], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:559 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:87 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:68 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia melapleura (Gosse 1851). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Western Jamaica. Habitat: freshwater.

modesta, Gambusia Ahl [E.] 1923:220 [Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 34 (no. 10); ref. 15395] Mexico [erroneous]. Syntypes: ZMB 21004 (8). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:172 [ref. 19981]. •Permanently invalid, preoccupied by Gambusia modesta Troschel 1865, replaced by Gambusia myersi Ahl 1925. •Synonym of Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853) -- (La Rivers 1994:532 [ref. 23389]). •Objective synonym of Gambusia myersi Ahl 1925 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:96 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:559 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Gambusia holbrooki Girard 1859 -- (Meyer 2015:74 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:68 [ref. 36941]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Gambusia holbrooki Girard 1859. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

monticola, Gambusia punctulata Rivas [L. R.] 1971:5, Fig. 1 [Publications of the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Museum v. 2; ref. 19800] Río Yao, a left tributary of Río Cauto, 15 kilometers upstream from Bueycito, Munic. of Bayamo, Oriente Province, Cuba. Holotype: USNM 203913. Paratypes: GCRL 3636, USNM 203914 (6). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:9 [ref. 24072], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:4 [ref. 35177]. •Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Fink 1971:35 [ref. 21211], Lee et al. 1983:17 [ref. 22527]). •Synonym of Gambusia bucheri Rivas 1944 but a valid subspecies as described -- (Meyer 2015:64 [ref. 34698]). •Valid as Gambusia monticola Rivas 1971 -- (Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Parenti et al. 1999:9 [ref. 24072], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:559 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:4 [ref. 35177], Huber 2019:68 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia monticola Rivas 1971. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Eastern Cuba. Habitat: freshwater.

myersi, Gambusia Ahl [E.] 1925:42, Fig. [Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 36 (no. 2); ref. 17302] Mexico [erroneous]. Syntypes: ZMB 21004 (8). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:173 [ref. 19981]. Replacement name for Gambusia modesta Ahl 1923, preoccupied by Gambusia modesta Troschel 1865. •Synonym of Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853) -- (La Rivers 1994:532 [ref. 23389]). •Valid as Gambusia myersi Ahl 1925 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:96 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:559 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205]). •Synonym of Gambusia holbrooki Girard 1859 -- (Miller 2006:222 [ref. 28615], Meyer 2015:74 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:68 [ref. 36941]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Gambusia holbrooki Girard 1859. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

nicaraguensis, Gambusia Günther [A.] 1866:336 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua. Syntypes: BMNH 1952.12.31.1-5 (5), USNM 151461 (1), ZMB 6069 (1). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:173 [ref. 19981], Parenti et al. 1999:8 [ref. 24072], Smith 2018:70 [ref. 36061]. •Valid as Gambusia nicaraguensis Günther 1866 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:94 [ref. 7067], Fink 1971:53 [ref. 7671], Greenfield et al. 1982:131 [ref. 21395], Villa 1982:130 [ref. 36708], Bussing 1987:138 [ref. 22927], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:119 [ref. 22947], Bussing 1998:209 [ref. 24179], Parenti et al. 1999:8 [ref. 24072], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Smith et al. 2003:16 [ref. 27621], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Pérez León & Schmitter Soto 2007:167 [ref. 32537], Matamoros et al. 2009:13 [ref. 31241], Angulo et al. 2013:996 [ref. 33194], Meyer 2015:87 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:69 [ref. 36941], Angulo et al. 2023:60 [ref. 40676], Barrientos et al. 2023:274 [ref. 41235]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia nicaraguensis Günther 1866. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America: Atlantic slope of Guatemala to Panama (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

nigropunctata, Gambusia Regan [C. T.] 1913:987, Fig. 168f [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 4) (art. 58); ref. 3653] Fermina, Bemba, Cuba. Syntypes: BMNH 1879.10.20.2-4 (3). •Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:97 [ref. 7067], Fink 1971:17 [ref. 21211], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:94 [ref. 34698], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:3 [ref. 35177], Huber 2019:69 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

nobilis, Heterandria Baird [S. F.] & Girard [C. F.] 1853:390 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 6; ref. 15636] Leona Springs, Valley of the Rio Grande del Norte, Texas, U.S.A. Lectotype: MCZ 1455 [ex MCZ 1298]. Paralectotypes: MCZ 1298 (now 3). Lectotype established by Hubbs & Springer 1957:297 [ref. 12145]. •Valid as Gambusia nobilis (Baird & Girard 1853) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:103 [ref. 7067], Lee et al. 1980:544 [ref. 22416], Wildrick et al. 1985:1054 [ref. 11519], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Page & Burr 1991:237 [ref. 18983], Fuller et al. 1999:307 [ref. 25838], Garrett & Edwards 2003:783 [ref. 27258], Nelson et al. 2004:103 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Scharpf 2007:18 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Page & Burr 2011:447 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:89 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:69 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:146 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia nobilis (Baird & Girard 1853). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: North America: New Mexico and Texas (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.

oligosticta, Gambusia Regan [C. T.] 1913:988, Pl. 99 (fig. 1-2); Fig. 169b [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 4) (art. 58); ref. 3653] Jamaica. Syntypes: BMNH 1897.7.1.17-19 (3), 1905.8.16.3-12 (10, now 8); CAS-SU 24178 [ex BMNH] (2); USNM 151460 [ex BMNH 1905.8.16.3-12] (2). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:8 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Gambusia oligosticta Regan 1913 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:98 [ref. 7067], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687]). •Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854 but a valid subspecies as described -- (Meyer 2015:95 [ref. 34698]). •Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854 -- (Fink 1971:17 [ref. 21211], Parenti et al. 1999:8 [ref. 24072], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:3 [ref. 35177], Huber 2019:69 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

panuco, Gambusia Hubbs [C. L.] 1926:30 [Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan No. 16; ref. 2233] Río Valles, Valles, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Holotype: FMNH 14060. Paratypes: FMNH 14061-68 (8). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:37 [ref. 12367]. •Mention as possibly the same as Gambusia regani Hubbs 1926 -- (Miller 2006:225 [ref. 28615]). •Valid as Gambusia panuco Hubbs 1926 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:105 [ref. 7067], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:46 [ref. 22290], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Scharpf 2007:18 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:91 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:70 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:146 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:451 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia panuco Hubbs 1926. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Río Panuco basin, San Luis Potosí and Veracruz, Atlantic slope (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

patruelis, Heterandria Baird [S. F.] & Girard [C. F.] 1853:390 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 6; ref. 15636] Rio Sabanal; Rio Leona; Rio Neuces; and Elm Creek, Texas, U.S.A. Syntypes: MCZ 1300 (6, now 5). •Synonym of Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853), but a valid subspecies -- (Indra 1991:241 [ref. 24005], Indra 1993:187 [ref. 24009], Rema Devi & Ilango 1993:248 [ref. 24017], Indra 1994:422 [ref. 24015]). •Synonym of Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:94 [ref. 7067], La Rivers 1994:532 [ref. 23389], Ross et al. 2001:378 [ref. 25978], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:558 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:54 [ref. 34698], Zhang et al. 2016:212 [ref. 34477], Huber 2019:70 [ref. 36941], Fricke et al. 2024:448 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Synonym of Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

picturada, Gambusia Poey [F.] 1868:410 [Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3505] San Diego de las Banos, Cuba. No types known. •Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:97 [ref. 7067], Fink 1971:17 [ref. 21211], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:94 [ref. 34698], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:3 [ref. 35177], Huber 2019:70 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

pseudopunctata, Gambusia Rivas [L. R.] 1969:784, Figs. 1C-D, 3B [Copeia 1969 (no. 4); ref. 7839] Spring at Roseaux, 15 kilometers east of Jéremie, Départément du Sud, Haiti, West Indies. Holotype: USNM 203163. Paratypes: GCRL [ex USNM 203164] (4), UMMZ 208139 [ex USNM 203164] (25), USNM 203164 (125, now 96). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:8-9 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Gambusia pseudopunctata Rivas 1969 -- (Greenfield 1983:457 [ref. 8337], Lee et al. 1983:15 [ref. 22527], Wildrick et al. 1985:1055 [ref. 11519], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Parenti et al. 1999:9 [ref. 24072], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:92 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:70 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia pseudopunctata Rivas 1969. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern Haiti. Habitat: freshwater.

punctata, Gambusia Poey [F.] 1854:384, 390, Pl. 32 (figs. 5-9) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 1; ref. 3497] Río Almendares, near Havana, Cuba. Syntypes or Poey specimens: ANSP 6978 (1); MCZ 6424 (3), 6393-94 (5, 53); USNM 4867 (9), 120411 [ex MCZ 6394] (1), plus other USNM lots. Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:177 [ref. 22926], Böhlke 1984:144 [ref. 13621], Parenti et al. 1999:9 [ref. 24072], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:3 [ref. 35177]. Neotype (USNM 203165, fountain at Botanical Garden, Havana) designated by Rivas 1969, but potential syntypes are available and need further study. •Valid as Gambusia punctata Poey 1854 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:101 [ref. 7067], Greenfield 1983:457 [ref. 8337], Lee et al. 1983:16 [ref. 22527], Wildrick et al. 1985:1055 [ref. 11519], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Parenti et al. 1999:9 [ref. 24072], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Smith et al. 2003:16 [ref. 27621], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:93 [ref. 34698], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:3 [ref. 35177], Huber 2019:70 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia punctata Poey 1854. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Cuba. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

puncticulata, Gambusia Poey [F.] 1854:386, 390, Pl. 31 (figs. 6-7) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 1; ref. 3497] Moats of the old city wall of Havana, Cuba. Lectotype: MCZ 46568 [ex MCZ 6401]. Paralectotypes: MCZ 6391 (5), 6397 (6), 6401 (about 31); USNM 120259 [ex MCZ 6401] (6). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:177 [ref. 22926], Parenti et al. 1999:9 [ref. 24072], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:3 [ref. 35177]. Lectotype selected by Fink 1971:18 [ref. 21211]. •Valid as Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:97 [ref. 7067], Fink 1971:17 [ref. 21211], Lee et al. 1983:17 [ref. 22527], Greenfield & Wildrick 1984:931 [ref. 11453], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Parenti et al. 1999:9 [ref. 24072], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:94 [ref. 34698], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:3 [ref. 35177], Huber 2019:71 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Caribbean islands: Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba and Jamaica. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

punctulata, Gambusia punctata var. Garman [S.] 1895:87 [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 19 (pt 1); ref. 1538] Remedios, Cuba. Syntypes: MCZ 1409 (1), 1410 (4) •Synonym of Gambusia punctata Poey 1854 -- (Huber 2019:71 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Gambusia punctata Poey 1854. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

quadruncus, Gambusia Langerhans [R. B.] in Langerhans, Gifford, Domínguez-Domínguez, Garcí-B. & Dewitt 2012:1520, Figs. 2-3 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 81 (issue 5); ref. 32308] Río Guayalejo, El Limón, Tamailipas, 19 km south of Xicoténcati, 22°49'53"N, 99°00'39"W, México. Holotype: UMMZ 248855. Paratypes: TNHC45833 (1), 45834 (22), 457835 (5), 248857 (26), 248858 (2). •Valid as Gambusia quadruncus Langerhans 2012 -- (Meyer 2015:96 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:71 [ref. 36941] as quadrunca, Page et al. 2023:146 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:451 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia quadruncus Langerhans 2012. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Río Guayalejo system, tamaulipas, Atlantic slope (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

regani, Gambusia Hubbs [C. L.] 1926:28 [Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan No. 16; ref. 2233] Río Forlón, Forlón, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Holotype: FMNH 14033. Paratypes: FMNH 14034-45 (12). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:37 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Gambusia regani Hubbs 1926 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:105 [ref. 7067], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:46 [ref. 22290], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:225 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:18 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:97 [ref. 34698], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Huber 2019:71 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:146 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:451 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia regani Hubbs 1926. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Río Soto la Marina basin south to Ríos Pánuco and Tamesi (Río Boquillas) basins to the Río Nautla basin, Hidalgo, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas and Veracruz (Mexico). Introduced in other parts of Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.

rhizophorae, Gambusia Rivas [L. R.] 1969:791, Figs. 2C-D, 3D [Copeia 1969 (no. 4); ref. 7839] Mangrove swamp at Matheson Hammock, Biscayne Bay, Miami, Dade County, Florida, U.S.A. Holotype: USNM 203223. Paratypes: GCRL [ex USNM 205493] (4); UMMZ 145059 [ex USNM 203228] (3); USNM 203224 (26, now 25), 205493 [ex UMIM 4792] (59, now 55). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:9 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Gambusia rhizophorae Rivas 1969 -- (Lee et al. 1980:545 [ref. 22416], Greenfield 1983:457 [ref. 8337], Wildrick et al. 1985:1054 [ref. 11519], Robins & Ray 1986:111 [ref. 23100], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:925 [ref. 23897], Parenti et al. 1999:9 [ref. 24072], Musick et al. 2000:13 [ref. 24959], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Scharpf 2007:17 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:98 [ref. 34698], Robins et al. 2018:435 [ref. 35886], Huber 2019:71 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:146 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:451 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia rhizophorae Rivas 1969. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: North America, Antilles: Florida (U.S.A.), Cuba and Quintana Roo (Mexico). Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

senilis, Gambusia Girard [C. F.] 1859:122 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11; ref. 27410] Río Chihuahua, Río Grande drainage, Mexico. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-0418 [ex USNM 3503]. Lectotype selected by Huber 2019:72 [ref. 36941]. •Valid as Gambusia senilis Girard 1859 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:104 [ref. 7067], Lee et al. 1980:546 [ref. 22416], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Page & Burr 1991:237 [ref. 18983], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:46 [ref. 22290], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Garrett & Edwards 2003:783 [ref. 27258], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:225 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:18 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Page & Burr 2011:447 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:100 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:72 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:146 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:451 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia senilis Girard 1859. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Texas (U.S.A.) [there now extinct], and Chihuahua and Durango, Atlantic slope (northern Mexico). Introduced in other parts of Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.

sexradiatus, Gambusia nicaraguensis Hubbs [C. L.] 1936:225 [Carnegie Institution of Washington Publications No. 457 (art. 17); ref. 2247] Río Papaloapan at Papaloapan, Oaxaca, Mexico. Holotype: UMMZ 102989. Paratypes: UMMZ 65278 (1), 92115 (25), 97540 (10, now 9), 97542-43 (4, 5), 108570 (28), 108581-82 (1, 3); USNM 117537 [ex UMMZ 102989] (2). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:8 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Gambusia sexradiata Hubbs 1936 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:98 [ref. 7067], Greenfield 1983:457 [ref. 8337], Greenfield et al. 1982:137 [ref. 21395], Wildrick et al. 1985:1054 [ref. 11519], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:47 [ref. 22290], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:120 [ref. 22947], Parenti et al. 1999:8 [ref. 24072], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:226 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:19 [ref. 30398], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Pérez León & Schmitter Soto 2007:169 [ref. 32537], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Barrientos et al. 2015:4 [ref. 37653], Meyer 2015:101 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:72 [ref. 36941], Barrientos et al. 2023:274 [ref. 41235], Page et al. 2023:146 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:451 [ref. 41622], Quintana 2024:8 [ref. 41186]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia sexradiata Hubbs 1936. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America and Central America: Atlantic slope (Belize, Guatemala and southern Mexico). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

speciosa, Gambusia Girard [C. F.] 1859:121 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11; ref. 27410] Río San Diego, near Cadereita, Nuevo León, Mexico. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard 1853) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:95 [ref. 7067]). •Valid as Gambusia speciosa Girard 1859 -- (Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:47 [ref. 22290], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Garrett & Edwards 2003:783 [ref. 27258], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:227 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:19 [ref. 30398], Minckley & Marsh 2009:254 [ref. 31114], Meyer et al. 2010:13 [ref. 30817], Page & Burr 2011:446 [ref. 31215], Langerhans et al. 2012:1530 [ref. 32308], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:103 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:72 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:146 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:452 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia speciosa Girard 1859. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Texas (U.S.A.) and Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas Atlantic slope (northeastern Mexico). Introduced in other parts of Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.

vittata, Gambusia Hubbs [C. L.] 1926:26 [Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan No. 16; ref. 2233] Río Forlón, Forlón, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Holotype: FMNH 14046. Paratypes: FMNH 14047-58 (12); UMMZ 196899 (9). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:38 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Gambusia vittata Hubbs 1926 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:106 [ref. 7067], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:47 [ref. 22290], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:560 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:227 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:19 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:104 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:72 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:146 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:452 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia vittata Hubbs 1926. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southrn North America: Atlantic slope bertween Río Tamesí and Río Panuco watersheds (northeastern Mexico) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

wrayi, Gambusia Regan [C. T.] 1913:988, Pl. 99 (fig. 3-4); Fig. 168b [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 4) (art. 58); ref. 3653] Jamaica. Lectotype: BMNH 1912.12.20.7. Paralectotypes: (11) BMNH 1912.12.20.8-16 (9). Lectotype selected by Fink 1971:61 [ref. 7671]. •Valid as Gambusia wrayi Regan 1913 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:96 [ref. 7067], Fink 1971:61 [ref. 7671], Lee et al. 1983:18 [ref. 22527], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:561 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:105 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:73 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia wrayi Regan 1913. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Eastern Jamaica. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

xanthosoma, Gambusia Greenfield [D. W.] 1983:459, Figs. 1-3 [Copeia 1983 (no. 2); ref. 8337] A ditch along road opposite the Taraquin Manor at West Bay, Grand Cayman Island, West Indies. Holotype: FMNH 94188. Paratypes: FMNH 94189 (10), MCZ 58879 (1), UMMZ 210200 (1), USNM 236058 (2). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:38 [ref. 12367], Parenti et al. 1999:9 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Gambusia xanthosoma Greenfield 1983 -- (Lee et al. 1983:19 [ref. 22527], Wildrick et al. 1985:1054 [ref. 11519], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Parenti et al. 1999:9 [ref. 24072], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:561 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:106 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:73 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia xanthosoma Greenfield 1983. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Grand Cayman Island, West Indies. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

yucatana, Gambusia Regan [C. T.] 1914:67, Fig. B [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 14 (no. 79); ref. 3664] Progresso, Yucatán, Mexico. Lectotype: BMNH 1914.3.23.12. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1914.3.23.13-15 (3). Lectotype selected by Fink 1971:23 [ref. 21211]. •Synonym of Gambusia puncticulata Poey 1854, but a valid subspecies -- (Fink 1971:23 [ref. 21211], Lee et al. 1983:17 [ref. 22527]). •Valid as Gambusia yucatana Regan 1914 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:97 [ref. 7067], Greenfield et al. 1982:139 [ref. 21395], Greenfield & Wildrick 1984:931 [ref. 11453], Greenfield 1985:374 [ref. 8971], Rauchenberger 1989:3 [ref. 15687], Gamboa Pérez 1992:316 [ref. 38704], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:47 [ref. 22290], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:561 [ref. 27061], Smith et al. 2003:16 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:41 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:228 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:17 [ref. 30398] with subspecies, Pérez León & Schmitter Soto 2007:169 [ref. 32537], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Barrientos et al. 2015:4 [ref. 37653], Meyer 2015:107 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:73 [ref. 36941], Barrientos et al. 2023:274 [ref. 41235], Page et al. 2023:146 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:452 [ref. 41622], Quintana 2024:8 [ref. 41186]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia yucatana Regan 1914. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America and central America: Atlantic slope (Belize, Guatemala and southern Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

zarskei, Gambusia Meyer [M. K.], Schories [S.] & Schartl [M.] 2010:13, Figs. 1-5 [Vertebrate Zoology v. 60 (no. 1); ref. 30817] Outlet of Balneario San Diego de Alcalá, near San Diego de Alcalá, Rio Chuviscar drainage, Rio Conchos system, Chihuahua, Mexico. Holotype: MTD F 31802. Paratypes: MTD F 31803 (1), 31924 (1); SMF 32173 (9). •Valid as Gambusia zarskei Meyer, Schories & Schartl 2010 -- (Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:109 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:73 [ref. 36941], Page et al. 2023:146 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:453 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Gambusia zarskei Meyer, Schories & Schartl 2010. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: hot springs and outflows in the Sierra San Diego east of San Diego de Alcala, Chihuahua, Atlantic slope (Mexico) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.