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.