spilonota, Poecilia Regan [C. T.] 1908:460 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 2 (no. 11); ref. 3637] San José, Costa Rica. Syntypes: BMNH 1907.2.11.44-50 (7). •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:52 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863) -- (Poeser 2003:49 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:163 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:360 [ref. 27075], Huber 2019:118 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.