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.