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Species in the genus Poecilia: [ 126 ] records

akroa, Poecilia (Pamphorichthys) Figueiredo [C. A.] & Moreira [C. R.] 2018:439, Figs. 1-3 [Zootaxa 4461 (no. 3); ref. 36088] Rio Palmeiras on the road Dianópolis - Formosa do Rio Preto, at Fazenda Nova Iguaçu, Dianópolis, Tocantins, Brazil, 11°37'52"S, 46°25'58"W. Holotype: MZUSP 121698. Paratypes: MNRJ, MZUSP, UMMZ. •Valid as Pamphorichthys akroa (Figueiredo & Moreira 2018). •Valid as Poecilia akroa Figueiredo & Moreira 2018 -- (Huber 2019:94 [ref. 36941]) Current status: Valid as Poecilia akroa Figueiredo & Moreira 2018. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Rio Palmeiras, Rio Tocantins basin, Tocantins, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

altissima, Mollienesia sphenops Hubbs [C. L.] 1936:242, Pl. 9 (figs. 1-3) [Carnegie Institution of Washington Publications No. 457 (art. 17); ref. 2247] Miramar Spring, 1 kilometer southwest of Talcha, Yucatán, Mexico. Holotype: UMMZ 102127. Paratypes: (37) UMMZ 102081 (1), 102115 (29, now 25), 102128 (7). •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:53 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863 -- (Poeser 2003:48 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:162 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:359 [ref. 27075], Meyer 2015:239 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:94 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

amazonica, Poecilia Garman [S.] 1895:64, Pl. 4 (fig. 9) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 19 (pt 1); ref. 1538] Santa Cruz, Pará, Brazil. Lectotype: MCZ 168870 [ex MCZ 27573]. Paralectotypes: MCZ 27573 (127), 69635 (97); UMMZ 146750 [ex MCZ 27573] (5); USNM 120286 [ex MCZ 27573a] (6). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072]. Original description based on specimens of P. parae and P. branneri; lectotype selected by Lucinda et al. 2011:63 [ref. 31137] (a specimen of P. parae). •Valid as Poecilia amazonica Garman 1895 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:57 [ref. 7067], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205]). •Synonym of Poecilia parae Eigenmann 1894 -- (Poeser 2003:144 [ref. 26783], Lucinda et al. 2011:63 [ref. 31137], Meyer 2015:264 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:94 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia parae Eigenmann 1894. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

araguaiensis, Pamphorichthys Costa [W. J. E. M.] 1991:40, Figs. 1-4 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 18 (no. 2); ref. 19717] Lagoon near Aruana, Araguaia basin, Goiás, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 42313. Paratypes: MZUSP 42314 (3); MNRJ 389-390 (2, 6). •Valid as Pamphorichthys araguaiensis Costa 1991 -- (Rodriguez 1997:672 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:137 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:565 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:161 [ref. 34698], Koerber et al. 2022:76 [ref. 39235]). •Valid as Poecilia araguaiensis (Costa 1991) -- (Figueiredo & Moreira 2018:443 [ref. 36088], Huber 2019:94 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia araguaiensis (Costa 1991). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: South America: Araguaia-Tocantins and Xingu River basins (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

arnoldi, Limia Regan [C. T.] 1913:1016, Pl. 101 (fig. 5) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 4) (art. 58); ref. 3653] Miragoâne, Haiti, West Indies. Syntypes: BMNH 1912.8.30.2-3 (3, now 2), 1912.9.4.15-21 (9, now 7); USNM 151462 [ex BMNH 1912.9.4.21] (1). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24072]. •Synonym of Limia nigrofasciata Regan 1913 -- (Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783] as nigrofaciata, Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:563 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:140 [ref. 34698]). •Synonym of Poecilia nigrofasciata (Regan 1913) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:59 [ref. 7067], Parenti et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24072], Huber 2019:95 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia nigrofasciata (Regan 1913). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

arubensis, Poecilia vandepolli van Lidth de Jeude [T. W.] 1887:138, Pl. 2 (figs. 6-10) [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 9 (no. 1, art. 8); ref. 14474] Aruba Island, off coast of northwestern Venezuela. Syntypes: RMNH 5156 (6). •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia vandepolli van Lidth de Jeude 1887 -- (Poeser 1992:89 [ref. 21511], Poeser 2003:54 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:143 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:364 [ref. 27075], Meyer 2015:253 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:95 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia vandepolli van Lidth de Jeude 1887. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

aurata, Lebistes reticulatus var. Stoye [F. H.] 1935:49 [Tropical fishes for the home; ref. 19824] No types known. Not available, based on an aquaristic variety. Name first used by Schreitmüller 1934. •In the synonymy of Poecilia reticulata Peters 1859 -- (Huber 2019:116 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia reticulata Peters 1859. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae.

aurata, Lebistes reticulatus var. Schreitmüller [W.] 1934:57 [3rd ed.; ref. 40297] Syntypes: ZMB 21084 (7). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:174 [ref. 19981]. Name could be published earlier. •Species inquirenda in Poeciliidae -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:575 [ref. 27061]). •In the synonymy of Poecilia reticulata Peters 1859 -- (Huber 2019:116 [ref. 36941]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Poecilia reticulata Peters 1859. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae.

bifurcus, Acanthophacelus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1909:52 [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 6 (no. 1); ref. 1222] Christianburg, Guyana. Holotype: FMNH 53539 [ex CM 1088]. Paratypes: (74, CM and IU) BMNH 1911.10.31.502-503 (2), 1911.10.31.504 (1); CAS 22557 [ex IU 11763-64] (7), 22558 [ex IU 11765-66] (6); FMNH 7526 (2), 52719-20 (5, 5), 52721 (2), 53539-40 (1, 3), 69530 (14), 72623 (5); MCZ 30119 (2); CAS-SU 21930 (2); USNM 66115 (3); ZMA 109208 (1); ZMB 18066 (2). Type catalog: Henn 1928:86 [ref. 12305], Böhlke 1953:55 [ref. 12291], Nijssen et al. 1982:69 [ref. 19236], Paepke & Seegers 1986:172 [ref. 19981], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:4 [ref. 12367] as 36 paratypes from 2 localities, Parenti et al. 1999:3 [ref. 24072]. •Synonym of Poecilia parae Eigenmann 1894 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:56 [ref. 7067], Parenti et al. 1999:3 [ref. 24072], Poeser 2003:146 [ref. 26783]). •Valid as Micropoecilia bifurca (Eigenmann 1909) -- (Keith et al. 2000:64 [ref. 24547], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:564 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205]). •Valid as Poecilia bifurca (Eigenmann 1909) -- (Bragança & Costa 2011:370 [ref. 31195], Bragança et al. 2012:337 [ref. 31747], Meyer 2015:258 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:95 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia bifurca (Eigenmann 1909). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Orinoco Delta: Venezuela to French Guyana. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

boesemani, Poecilia Poeser [F. N.] 2003:61, Figs. 4 a-b [Chapter 5 (Thesis); ref. 26769] Maraval River, Port of Spain, Trinidad. Holotype: RMNH 21543. Paratypes: RMNH 32428 (1). Also appeared as new in Poeser 2003:370 [ref. 27075]. •Valid as Poecilia boesemani Poeser 2003 -- (Poeser 2003:149 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:364 [ref. 27075], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Phillip et al. 2013:20 [ref. 32896], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Huber 2019:95 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia boesemani Poeser 2003. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Northeastern Trinidad. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

boucardii, Poecilia Steindachner [F.] 1878:386 [8], Pl. 3 (figs. 2-3) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 77 (1. Abth.); ref. 18774] Aspinwall (Colón), (Atlantic) Panama. Syntypes: (many) ?MCZ 32959 (10); NMW 14931-33 (1, 1, 1), 61266 (3), 77475-78 (2, 2, 2, 1), 22839-40 (1, 1), 10669-71 (1, 1, 1), 10672-73 (1). On p. 8 of separate. •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863) -- (Poeser 2003:49 [ref. 26769] as boucardi, Poeser 2003:163 [ref. 26783] as boucardi, Poeser 2003:360 [ref. 27075] as boucardi, Huber 2019:95 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

branneri, Poecilia Eigenmann [C. H.] 1894:629 [Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences v. 7 (art. 5); ref. 1214] Santarém, Pará, Brazil. Syntypes: (23) BMNH 1894.5.18.60 [from Eigenmann] (1); CAS-SU 2158 (2), 22550 [ex IU 5082] (2), 22551 [ex IU 5084] (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:55 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Micropoecilia branneri (Eigenmann 1894) -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:564 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205]). •Synonym of Poecilia parae Eigenmann 1894 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:56 [ref. 7067], Parenti et al. 1999:3 [ref. 24072], Poeser 2003:145 [ref. 26783]). •Valid as Poecilia branneri Eigenmann 1894 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:57 [ref. 7067], Costa & Sarraf 1997:186 [ref. 23280], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Lucinda et al. 2011:63 [ref. 31137], Bragança & Costa 2011:370 [ref. 31195], Bragança et al. 2012:337 [ref. 31747], Meyer 2015:260 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:95 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia branneri Eigenmann 1894. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Lower Amazon River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

butleri, Poecilia Jordan [D. S.] 1889:330 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 11 (no. 719); ref. 10479] Río Presidio, near Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. Syntypes: USNM 37158 (orig. 6, now 4). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072]. •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:50 [ref. 7067]). •Valid as Poecilia butleri Jordan 1889 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:48 [ref. 22290], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072], Meyer & Radda 2000:75 [ref. 25029], Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721], Poeser 2003:164 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:232 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:19 [ref. 30398], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], McMahan et al. 2013:447 [ref. 32422], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Palacios et al. 2013:13 [ref. 32935], Meyer 2015:211 [ref. 34698], Ho et al. 2016:Fig. 1 [ref. 34400] in subgenus Mollienesia, Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Huber 2019:96 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia butleri Jordan 1889. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Pacific slope of Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

catemaconis, Poecilia Miller [R. R.] 1975:13, Fig. 4 [Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan No. 672; ref. 9272] Laguna Catemaco, Playa Azul, about 3.2 kilometers east of Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico, 18°25'N, 95°05'W, elevation 340 meters. Holotype: UMMZ 195953. Paratypes: UMMZ 176976 (26), 178555 (67), 184541 (24 or 23), 196392 (17), 196395 (55, 3 c&s). •Valid as Poecilia catemaconis Miller 1975 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:48 [ref. 22290], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Meyer & Radda 2000:75 [ref. 25029], Poeser 2002:246 [ref. 26215], Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721], Poeser 2003:168 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:232 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:19 [ref. 30398], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Palacios et al. 2013:13 [ref. 32935], Meyer 2015:212 [ref. 34698], Ho et al. 2016:Fig. 1 [ref. 34400] in subgenus Mollienesia, Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Huber 2019:96 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia catemaconis Miller 1975. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Laguna de Catemaco watersheds, southern Veracruz (Atlantic slope of Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

caucanus, Girardinus Steindachner [F.] 1880:87 [35], Pl. 6 (figs. 4-5) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 42; ref. 14403] Río Cauca, Cáceres, Colombia. Lectotype: NMW 81128-1. Paralectotypes: NMW 99730 (2, ex 81128 2-3), 59607 (33). On p. 35 of separate. Lectotype selected by Huber 2019:96 [ref. 36941]. •Valid as Mollienisia caucana (Steindachner 1880) -- (Galvis et al. 1997:106 [ref. 23651]). •Valid as Poecilia caucana (Steindachner 1880) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:47 [ref. 7067], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Meyer & Radda 2000:79 [ref. 25029], Poeser 2003:53 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:143 [ref. 26783], Meyer et al. 2002:49 [ref. 26721], Poeser 2003:364 [ref. 27075], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Poeser 2011:418 [ref. 31550], Meyer 2015:213 [ref. 34698], Ho et al. 2016:Fig. 1 [ref. 34400] in subgenus Allopoecilia, Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Allopoecilia, DoNascimiento et al. 2017:102 [ref. 35633], Huber 2019:96 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia caucana (Steindachner 1880). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Atlantic slope of Central and northern South America: Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

caudata, Poecilia Meek [S. E.] 1909:209 [Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series v. 7 (no. 7); ref. 14388] Turrubares, Costa Rica. Holotype: FMNH 6360. Paratypes: FMNH 6093 (2), 6258 (7), 96297 (1, allotype). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:67 [ref. 12367]. •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) but a valid subspecies -- (Poeser 2003:49 [ref. 26769] as a variation, Poeser 2003:360 [ref. 27075], Huber 2019:97 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

caudofasciata, Limia Regan [C. T.] 1913:1017, Pl. 101 (fig. 6) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 4) (art. 58); ref. 3653] Jamaica. Syntypes: (several) BMNH 1905.8.16.13-21 (?21), MNHN 1913-0227 (2), USNM 151463 [ex BMNH 1905.8.16.22] (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:31 [ref. 19576], Parenti et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24072]. •Synonym of Limia melanogaster (Günther 1866) -- (Lee et al. 1983:34 [ref. 22527], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783]). •Valid as Poecilia caudofasciata (Regan 1913) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:60 [ref. 7067], Parenti et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24072], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205]). •Synonym of Poecilia melanogaster Günther 1866 -- (Huber 2019:97 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia melanogaster Günther 1866. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

caymanensis, Limia Rivas [L. R.] & Fink [W. L.] 1970:271, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1970 (no. 2); ref. 7775] Coastal lagoon, 2 miles west of Old Man Bay, Grand Cayman Island, West Indies. Holotype: USNM 203511. Paratypes: UMMZ 200766 [ex USNM 203512] (25); USNM 203512 [ex UMIM 2582] (orig. 339, now 314), 204100 [ex UMIM 2582] (1, lost). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Limia caymanensis Rivas & Fink 1970 -- (Lee et al. 1983:28 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:562 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:135 [ref. 34698], Spikes et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38830]). •Valid as Poecilia caymanensis (Rivas & Fink 1970) -- (Parenti et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24072], Huber 2019:97 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia caymanensis (Rivas & Fink 1970). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America: Grand Cayman Island, West Indies. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

chica, Poecilia Miller [R. R.] 1975:2, Figs. 1-2 [Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan No. 672; ref. 9272] Tributary of Río Purificación La Concepción, about 8.5 kilometers east of La Herta, Jalisco, Mexico, 19°30'N, 104°34'W, elevation 305 meters. Holotype: UMMZ 172134. Paratypes: LACM 34315-1 (20); KU 15497 (10); UMMZ 166452 (14), 167857 (39), 172129 (9), 172135 (198), 172213 (1016, 5 c&s), 173583 (4), 173798 (1), 178370 (224), 178374 (62), 187895 (5, c&s), 192213 (843), 192217 (122), 195951 (1, allotype); USNM 214088 [ex UMMZ 192213] (30). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Poecilia chica Miller 1975 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:49 [ref. 22290], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072], Meyer & Radda 2000:75 [ref. 25029], Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721], Poeser 2003:167 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Miller 2006:233 [ref. 28615], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Scharpf 2007:20 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:215 [ref. 34698], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Huber 2019:97 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia chica Miller 1975. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern Jalisco, Pacific slope of Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.

chisoyensis, Poecilia Günther [A.] 1866:342 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Río Chisoy, Alta Vera Paz, Guatemala. Syntypes: BMNH 1864.1.26.190 (3). •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863 -- (Poeser 2003:47 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:162 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:359 [ref. 27075], Meyer 2015:239 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:97 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

cubensis, Limia Poey [F.] 1854:388, 391, Pls. 31 (12-13), 32 (10-11) [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 1; ref. 3497] Havana, Cuba. Syntypes: (apparently 2 of following were basis of description) ANSP 6814 (1), MCZ 6403 (now 55), plus some to Rivas; USNM 659 (6, missing). Non-types: USNM 120419 [ex MCZ 6403] (2), 37425 (11). Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:178 [ref. 22926], Böhlke 1984:143 [ref. 13621], Parenti et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24072]. •Synonym of Limia vittata (Guichenot 1853) -- (Poeser 2003:135 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:564 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:151 [ref. 34698], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:6 [ref. 35177]). •Synonym of Poecilia vittata Guichenot 1853 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:59 [ref. 7067], Parenti et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24072], Huber 2019:97 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia vittata Guichenot 1853. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

cuneata, Poecilia Garman [S.] 1895:62, Pl. 5 (fig. 3) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 19 (pt 1); ref. 1538] Turbo, Gulf of Darién, Panama. Syntypes: MCZ 6458 (now 10), USNM 120285 [ex MCZ 6458] (3). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072]. •Synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863, but a valid subspecies -- (Poeser 1992:89 [ref. 21511], Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072]). •Synonym of Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863) but a valid subspecies -- (Poeser 2003:49 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:163 [ref. 26783] as a variation, Poeser 2003:360 [ref. 27075]). •Valid as Poecilia cuneata Garman 1895 -- (Meyer et al. 2002:49 [ref. 26721], Meyer 2015:216 [ref. 34698]). •Synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863 -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863) -- (see DoNascimiento et al. 2017:[30] [ref. 35679], Huber 2019:98 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

dauli, Poecilia Meyer [M. K.] & Radda [A. C.] 2000:77, Figs. 1-2, 4 [Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien v. 102 B; ref. 25029] Brook near Miranda, Venezuela. Holotype: NMW 94540. Paratypes: NMW 94541 (1), SMF 28884 (1). •Valid as Poecilia dauli Myer & Radda 2000 -- (Poeser 2003:146 [ref. 26783], Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:217 [ref. 34698], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Allopoecilia, Huber 2019:98 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia dauli Meyer & Radda 2000. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Coastal drainages of Venezuela, east of Lake Maracaibo. Habitat: freshwater.

dominicensis, Platypoecilus Evermann [B. W.] & Clark [H. W.] 1906:852, Fig. 2 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 30 (no. 1478); ref. 15656] Small stream in San Francisco Mts., Santo Domingo [Dominican Republic]. Holotype: USNM 53277. Paratypes: CAS-SU 9350 (1), USNM 126137 [ex USBF 1434] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:55 [ref. 12291], Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied in Poecilia by Poecilia dominicensis Valenciennes 1846, to be replaced by Poecilia montana, if both species are in Poecilia [Art. 59.4]. •Valid as Mollienisia dominicensis (Evermann & Clark 1906) -- (Trewavas 1948:410 [ref. 13077]). •Rivas 1978 [ref. 8887] restored the genus Limia as valid and treated it as separate from Poecilia, so he recognized Poecilia dominicensis (Evermann & Clark) and Limia dominicensis (Valenciennes) as valid species based on Art. 59. •Wrongly treated as a synonym of Limia dominicensis (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:563 [ref. 27061]). •Treated as a valid species in Poecilia if the genus Limia is valid -- (Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Meyer & Radda 2000:75 [ref. 25029], Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721], Poeser 2003:150 [ref. 26783], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Psychropoecilia). •Synonym of Poecilia montana Rosen & Bailey 1963 -- (Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072], Huber 2019:98 [ref. 36941]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Poecilia montana Rosen & Bailey 1963. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

dominicensis, Poecilia Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:131, Pl. 525-526, top [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] Santo Domingo [Dominican Republic and Haiti], West Indies. Lectotype: MNHN B-2882 [ex MNHN 4390]. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1913.1.25.1-2 [ex MNHN] (2); MNHN 1893 (13), 4390 (20); USNM 94584 [ex MNHN] (2). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:30-31 [ref. 19576], Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072]. Lectotype selected by Huber 2019:99 [ref. 36941]. •Valid as Limia dominicensis (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Trewavas 1948:411 [ref. 13077], Lee et al. 1983:29 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:135 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:563 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:136 [ref. 34698], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404], Spikes et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38830]). •Valid as Poecilia dominicensis Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:60 [ref. 7067], Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072], Huber 2019:99 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia dominicensis Valenciennes 1846. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America: Sud River basin (southwestern Haiti). Habitat: freshwater.

dovii, Poecilia Günther [A.] 1866:344 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Lake Nicaragua. Lectotype: BMNH 1863.12.16.77. Paralectotypes: (several) BMNH 1862.6.6.11-12 (2?) Mexico, 1863.12.16.78-92 (10) Lake Nicaragua, BMNH uncat. (?) Lake Amatitlan. Lectotype of dovii is Poecilia gillii Kner 1863 and was designated by Poeser 2003:47-48 [ref. 26769]. •Synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863 in part but not lectotype -- (Poeser 2003:47 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:163 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:359 [ref. 27075] in part). •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061]). •Possibly valid as Poecilia dovii Günther 1866 -- (Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia). •Synonym of Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863) -- (Huber 2019:99 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

elegans, Mollienesia Trewavas [E.] 1948:409, Pl. 1 (fig. 4); Figs. 1-2 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London v. 118 (pt 2); ref. 13077] Jarabocoa, San Domingo, Haiti, West Indies. Holotype: BMNH 1947.11.27.4-5 (1 of 2). Paratypes: BMNH 1947.11.27.4-5 (1 of 2, allotype). •Valid as Poecilia elegans (Trewavas 1948) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:48 [ref. 7067], Lee et al. 1983:49 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Meyer & Radda 2000:75 [ref. 25029], Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721], Poeser 2003:151 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:220 [ref. 34698], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Curtipenis, Huber 2019:99 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia elegans (Trewavas 1948). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Habitat: freshwater.

fasciata, Molinesia Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1844:36 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1844; ref. 19738] Suriname [not Mexico]. Holotype (unique): ZMB 3472. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:174 [ref. 19981]. Locality corrected by Paepke & Meyer 1995:286 [ref. 21889]. •Status uncertain -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067]). •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Poeser 2003:161 [ref. 26783], Huber 2019:100 [ref. 36941]). •Synonym of Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Paepke & Meyer 1995:285 [ref. 21889], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061], Koerber & Litz 2014:1 [ref. 33696]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

formosa, Limia Girard [C. F.] 1859:115 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11; ref. 27410] Site of Palo Alto battlefield, 19.3 kilometers northeast of Brownsville, Cameron County Texas, U.S.A. Lectotype: USNM 3508 (apparently lost). Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-0439 [ex USNM 3508] (1, not this species) Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24072]. Locality information and lectotype designation in Miller & Hubbs 1983:816 [ref. 21259]. •Valid as Poecilia formosa (Girard 1859) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:54 [ref. 7067], Lee et al. 1980:548 [ref. 22416], Pezold & Edwards 1983:104 [ref. 37431], Page & Burr 1991:233 [ref. 18983], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:49 [ref. 22290], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Parenti et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24072], Fuller et al. 1999:309 [ref. 25838], Meyer & Radda 2000:75 [ref. 25029], Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721], Poeser 2003:157 [ref. 26783], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:234 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:20 [ref. 30398], Page & Burr 2011:441 [ref. 31215], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:221 [ref. 34698], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Huber 2019:100 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia formosa (Girard 1859). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: North America: Texas (U.S.A.) and Atlantic slope of northern Mexico. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

fredlini, Lebistes reticulatus var. Stoye [F. H.] 1935:49 [Tropical fishes for the home; ref. 19824] No types known. Not available, based on an aquaristic variety. •In the synonymy of Poecilia reticulata Peters 1859 -- (Huber 2019:116 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia reticulata Peters 1859. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae.

fuscomaculata, Limia Rivas [L. R.] 1980:31, Fig 1c [Northeast Gulf Science v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3763] Southwestern bight of Lake Miragoâne, Dépt. de l'Ouest, Haiti, West Indies. Holotype: USNM 220525. Paratypes: USNM 220526 (3). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Limia fuscomaculata Rivas 1980 -- (Lee et al. 1983:30 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:563 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:137 [ref. 34698], Rodriguez-Silva et al. 2020:402 [ref. 37487], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404]). •Valid as Poecilia fuscomaculata (Rivas 1980) -- (Parenti et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24072], Huber 2019:100 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia fuscomaculata (Rivas 1980). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Lake Miragoâne, Haiti. Habitat: freshwater.

garnieri, Limia Rivas [L. R.] 1980:31, Figs. 2a-b [Northeast Gulf Science v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3763] North end of Lake Miragoâne, Dept. de l'Ouest, Haiti, West Indies. Holotype: USNM 220527. Paratypes: USNM 220528 (1). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:12-13 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Limia garnieri Rivas 1980 -- (Lee et al. 1983:31 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:563 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:137 [ref. 34698], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404], Rodrigues-Silva et al. 2021:150 [ref. 38097], Spikes et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38830]). •Valid as Poecilia garnieri (Rivas 1980) -- (Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072], Huber 2019:101 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia garnieri (Rivas 1980). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America: Lake Miragoâne (Haiti). Habitat: freshwater.

gillii, Xiphophorus Kner [R.] 1863:224, "Fig. 9" (unpublished) [Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 1863, v. 2; ref. 5002] Río Chagres, Panama. Holotype (unique): ZSM 176 [old collection] destroyed in WWII. Non-types: NMW 21608-09 (2). Type catalog: Neumann 2006:279 [ref. 28925]. Also appeared as new in Kner & Steindachner 1864:25, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [ref. 2649]. •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067]). •Valid as Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863) -- (Villa 1982:134 [ref. 36708], Bussing 1987:145 [ref. 22927], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Bussing 1998:219 [ref. 24179], Meyer et al. 2002:49 [ref. 26721], Poeser 2003:48 [ref. 26769] as a valid subspecies, Poeser 2003:163 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:360 [ref. 27075], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Matamoros et al. 2009:14 [ref. 31241], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], McMahan et al. 2013:447 [ref. 32422], Angulo et al. 2013:996 [ref. 33194], Meyer 2015:223 [ref. 34698], Ho et al. 2016:Fig. 1 [ref. 34400] in subgenus Mollienesia, Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, DoNascimiento et al. 2017:102 [ref. 35633], Huber 2019:101 [ref. 36941], Angulo et al. 2020:6 [ref. 37425], Angulo et al. 2023:60 [ref. 40676] as cf. gillii, Valenzuela et al. 2023:96 [ref. 40815] as aff. gillii). Current status: Valid as Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America, northwestern South America: Atlantic and Pacific drainages in Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. Introduced in Ecuador. Habitat: freshwater.

gracilis, Mollienesia Regan [C. T.] 1913:1012 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 4) (art. 58); ref. 3653] Lake Petén [Petén Itza], Guatemala. Lectotype: BMNH 1864.1.26.377. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1864.1.26.375 (1), 1864.1.26.379 (2), 2004.12.1.1-2 [ex BMNH 1864.1.26.377] (2), 2008.5.27.2 (1, skeleton). Replacement name for Poecilia petenensis Günther 1866, preoccupied by Mollienisia petenensis Günther 1866. Mollienesia gracilis itself is secondarily preoccupied by Poecilia gracilis Valenciennes 1846 (see Greenfield 1990:452 [ref. 16548]). Lectotype selected for Poecilia petenensis Günther 1866 by Poeser 2002:243 [ref. 26215]. Poecilia petenensis Günther 1866 is treated as valid on the basis of Art. 59.4. •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:52 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Poecilia gracilis (Regan 1913) -- (Meyer et al. 2004:ca. 145 [ref. 28000]). •Synonym of Poecilia petenensis Günther 1866 -- (Poeser 2002:245 [ref. 26215], Poeser 2003:159 [ref. 26783], Huber 2019:101 [ref. 36941]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Poecilia petenensis Günther 1866. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

grossidens, Limia Rivas [L. R.] 1980:29, Fig. 1a-b [Northeast Gulf Science v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3763] Northern end of Lake Miragoâne, Dépt. de l'Ouest, Haiti, West Indies. Holotype: USNM 220523. Paratypes: MCZ 54408 (37), UMMZ 204195 (15), USNM 220524 (92). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Limia grossidens Rivas 1980 -- (Lee et al. 1983:32 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:137 [ref. 34698], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404]). •Valid as Poecilia grossidens (Rivas 1980) -- (Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072], Huber 2019:101 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia grossidens (Rivas 1980). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Lake Miragoâne, Haiti. Habitat: freshwater.

guppii, Girardinus Günther [A.] 1866:353 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Trinidad Island, West Indies or Venezuela. Syntypes: (many) BMNH 1847.7.18.9-11 (?3) Venezuela, 1865.11.30.8 (1) Trinidad; ZMB 6081 (2). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:173 [ref. 19981]. •Synonym of Poecilia reticulata Peters 1859 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:56 [ref. 7067], Poeser 2003:140 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061], Huber 2019:102 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia reticulata Peters 1859. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

hasemani, Heterandria Henn [A. W.] 1916:116, Pl. 20 (fig. 1) [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (nos 1-2) (art. 9); ref. 2093] Puerto Suárez, Río Paraguay basin, Bolivia. Holotype: FMNH 55874 [ex CM 4663]. Paratypes: FMNH 55875 [ex CM 4664a-c] (3). Type catalog: Henn 1928:87 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:46 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Pamphorichthys hasemani (Henn 1916) -- (Rodriguez 1997:672 [ref. 23266], Britski et al. 1999:137 [ref. 24147], Poeser 2003:137 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:565 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Sarmiento et al. 2014:187 [ref. 35004], Meyer 2015:162 [ref. 34698]). •Valid as Poecilia hasemani (Henn 1916) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:58 [ref. 7067], Figueiredo & Moreira 2018:443 [ref. 36088], Huber 2019:102 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia hasemani (Henn 1916). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Paraguay River drainage, Bolivia and Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

heterandria, Limia Regan [C. T.] 1913:1017, Pl. 101 (figs. 3-4) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 4) (art. 58); ref. 3653] La Guayra [Guaira], Venezuela. Syntypes: BMNH 1909.4.2.30-32 (3). •Valid, but genus placement uncertain -- (see Rodriguez 1997:672 [ref. 23266]). •Valid as Pseudolimia heterandria (Regan 1913) -- (Poeser 2002:55 [ref. 26788], Meyer 2015:321 [ref. 34698]). •Valid as Limia heterandria Regan 1913 -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:563 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205]). •Valid as Poecilia heterandria (Regan 1913) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:58 [ref. 7067], Huber 2019:102 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia heterandria (Regan 1913). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Northern Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

heteristia, Poecilia Regan [C. T.] 1909:235 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 3 (no. 14); ref. 14416] Pará, Brazil. Syntypes: BMNH 1908.12.5.23-24 (2). •Synonym of Micropoecilia branneri (Eigenmann 1894) -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:564 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia branneri Eigenmann 1894 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:57 [ref. 7067], Poeser 2003:145 [ref. 26783], Meyer 2015:260 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:102 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia branneri Eigenmann 1894. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

hispaniolana, Poecilia Rivas [L. R.] 1978:101, Figs. 1a-b, 2a, 3 [Northeast Gulf Science v. 2 (no. 2); ref. 8887] Río Mijo at road from Azua to San Juan, Province of Benefactor, Dominican Republic. Holotype: USNM 218706. Paratypes: MCZ 54057 (808); UF 25275 (701); UMMZ 200218 (569 or 570), 208138 (45, 6 c&s); USNM 218707-17 (324 now 282, 240, 238, 157, 110, 212, 496, 26, 433, 194, 94). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:15 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Poecilia hispaniolana Rivas 1978 -- (Lee et al. 1983:50 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Parenti et al. 1999:15 [ref. 24072], Meyer & Radda 2000:76 [ref. 25029], Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721], Poeser 2003:152 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:224 [ref. 34698], Ho et al. 2016:Fig. 1 [ref. 34400] in subgenus Psychropoecilia, Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Psychropoecilia, Huber 2019:103 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia hispaniolana Rivas 1978. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Hispaniola Island: Dominican Republic and Haiti. Habitat: freshwater.

holacanthus, Neopoecilia Hubbs [C. L.] 1924:11 [Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan No. 13; ref. 2231] Ponce and Fajardo; Arroyo and Hucares; Puerto Rico [an introduced stock]. Syntypes: FMNH 3240 (6). •Synonym of Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067], Poeser 2003:46 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:139 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:358 [ref. 27075], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061], Koerber & Litz 2014:1 [ref. 33696], Huber 2019:103 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

hollandi, Limia Henn [A. W.] 1916:138, Fig. 17, Pl. 19 (fig. 3) [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (nos 1-2) (art. 9); ref. 2093] Rio São Francisco at Penedo, Brazil. Holotype: FMNH 55861 [ex CM 4643a]. Paratypes: FMNH 59520 [ex CM 4643] (3). Plus additional material: now FMNH and CAS. Type catalog: Henn 1928:87 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:52 [ref. 12367] as 56 specimens from 11 localities, but most specimens they list are not types. •Valid as Pamphorichthys hollandi (Henn 1916) -- (Rodriguez 1997:672 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:137 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:565 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Ramos et al. 2014:5 [ref. 35321], Meyer 2015:164 [ref. 34698], Melo et al. 2016:377 [ref. 35317], Reis et al. 2020:473 [ref. 38364], Silva et al. 2020:13 [ref. 37809], Vita et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37506], Koerber et al. 2022:76 [ref. 39235], Quintela et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40727]). •Valid as Poecilia hollandi (Henn 1916) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:58 [ref. 7067], Figueiredo & Moreira 2018:443 [ref. 36088], Huber 2019:103 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia hollandi (Henn 1916). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: South America: São Francisco River and Parnaíba River basins (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

hondurensis, Poecilia (Mollienesia) Poeser [F. N.] 2011:418, Figs. 1-3 [Copeia 2011 (no. 3); ref. 31550] Confluence of Río San José and Río Conquire, under new cement bridge of the new San Estebán-Trujillo highway, Olancho, Honduras. Holotype: UMMZ 213664. Paratypes: UMMZ 248253 (1, allotype), plus more paratypes at UMMZ •Valid as Poecilia hondurensis Poeser 2011 -- (Meyer 2015:226 [ref. 34698], Ho et al. 2016:Fig. 1 [ref. 34400] in subgenus Mollienesia, Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Huber 2019:103 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia hondurensis Poeser 2011. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Caribbean drainage basins, northern Honduras. Habitat: freshwater.

immaculata, Limia Rivas [L. R.] 1980:32, Figs. 2c-d [Northeast Gulf Science v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3763] Northern end of Lake Miragoâne, Dépt. de l'Ouest, Haiti, West Indies. Holotype: USNM 220529. Paratypes: USNM 220530 (3). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Limia immaculata Rivas 1980 -- (Lee et al. 1983:33 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:563 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:138 [ref. 34698], Rodriguez-Silva et al. 2020:402 [ref. 37487], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404], Rodrigues-Silva et al. 2021:150 [ref. 38097], Spikes et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38830]). •Valid as Poecilia immaculata (Rivas 1980) -- (Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072], Huber 2019:103 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia immaculata (Rivas 1980). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America/West Indies: Lake Miragoâne (Haiti). Habitat: freshwater.

islai, Limia Rodriguez-Silva [R.] & Weaver [P. F.] 2020:4 [1363], Figs. 2-5A, 6-7 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 96 (no. 6); ref. 37404] Lake Miragoâne’s northern bight, on the road-side of Route Nationale 2, Miragoane, Nippes Department, Haiti, 18°25'35.4"N, 73°02'57.7"W. Holotype: UOMZ 86867. Paratypes: MNHNSD, UOMZ. •Valid as Limia islai Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020 -- (Rodrigues-Silva et al. 2021:150 [ref. 38097], Spikes et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38830]). •Valid as Poecilia islai (Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020). Current status: Valid as Poecilia islai (Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America/West Indies: Lake Miragoâne (southwestern Haiti). Habitat: freshwater.

kempkesi, Poecilia Poeser [F. N.] 2013:38, Figs. 3, 5-6 [Das Lebendgebärenden Magazin v. 11 (no. 1); ref. 32662] Paramaribo, Suriname. Syntypes: RMNH 34387 (424). RMNH online catalog gives incorrectly RMNH 84316 as holotype and ZMA 123893 (83) as paratypes. Name unavailable according to Bragança & Ottoni 2021:295 [ref. 38150]. •Valid as Poecilia kempkesi Poeser 2013 -- (Huber 2019:104 [ref. 36941]). •Uncertain in genus Poecilia Bloch & Schneider 1801, subgenus Acanthophacelus Eigenmann 1907 -- (Bragança & Ottoni 2021:295 [ref. 38150]). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: South America: Suriname River drainage (Suriname) [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

koperi, Poecilia Poeser [F. N.] 2003:58, Figs. 3 a-b [Chapter 5 (Thesis); ref. 26769] Rio Curipe at Higuerote, Venezuela. Holotype: UMMZ 223343. Paratypes: UMMZ 223344 (1). Plus additional material [not designated as paratypes]. Also appeared as new in Poeser 2003:365 [ref. 27075]. •Valid as Poecilia koperi Poeser 2003 -- (Poeser 2003:149 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:364 [ref. 27075], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Meyer 2015:227 [ref. 34698], Ho et al. 2016:Fig. 1 [ref. 34400] in subgenus Mollienesia, Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, DoNascimiento et al. 2017:102 [ref. 35633], Huber 2019:104 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia koperi Poeser 2003. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Peninsula of Araya, northern Venezuela to eastern part of Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

kykesis, Poecilia Poeser [F. N.] 2002:244 [Contributions to Zoology v. 70 (no. 4); ref. 26215] Syntypes: BMNH 1864.1.26.375 (3), 1864.1.26.376 (1), 2008.5.27.1 (1, skeleton); ZMB 6082 (1). Replacement name for Mollienesia petenensis Günther 1866 [not Poecilia petenensis Günther in same work]. •Valid as Poecilia kykesis Poeser 2002 -- (Poeser 2003:155 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061] as kykensis, Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Meyer 2015:229 [ref. 34698], Ho et al. 2016:Fig. 1 [ref. 34400] in subgenus Mollienesia, Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Huber 2019:104 [ref. 36941]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Poecilia kykesis Poeser 2002. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southeastern Mexico, Belize and into Lake Petén, Guatemala. Habitat: freshwater.

latipinna, Mollienesia Lesueur [C. A.] 1821:3, Pl. 3 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 2736] Freshwater ponds in the vicinity of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. Lectotype: MNHN B-0929. Paralectotypes: MNHN 2019-0187 [ex MNHN B-0929] (7). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:30 [ref. 19576]. Lectotype selected by Huber 2019:105 [ref. 36941]. •Valid as Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur 1821) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:54 [ref. 7067], Lee et al. 1980:549 [ref. 22416], Robins & Ray 1986:111 [ref. 23100], Paxton et al. 1989:347 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:146 [ref. 24556], McAllister 1990:126 [ref. 14674], Page & Burr 1991:232 [ref. 18983], Boschung 1992:89 [ref. 23239], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:49 [ref. 22290], Kottelat et al. 1993:91 [ref. 23448], Randall 1995:92 [ref. 22896], McDowall in McDowall 1996:119 [ref. 22909], Coad 1996:85 [ref. 25304], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:927 [ref. 23897], Parenti 1999:2200 [ref. 24784], Fuller et al. 1999:309 [ref. 25838], Ross et al. 2001:381 [ref. 25978], Allen et al. 2002:366 [ref. 25930], Poeser 2002:246 [ref. 26215], Moyle 2002:321 [ref. 26449], Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721], Poeser 2003:153 [ref. 26783], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061], Boschung & Mayden 2004:412 [ref. 27995], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:67 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:295 [ref. 28379], Miller 2006:234 [ref. 28615], Hoese & Gates 2006:743 [ref. 28997], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Scharpf 2007:20 [ref. 30398], Minckley & Marsh 2009:255 [ref. 31114], Coad 2010:256 [ref. 36620], Page & Burr 2011:440 [ref. 31215], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Page et al. 2013:110 [ref. 32708], Palacios et al. 2013:13 [ref. 32935], Kottelat 2013:300 [ref. 32989], McDowall & Stewart 2015:973 [ref. 34275], Meyer 2015:230 [ref. 34698], Barbieri et al. 2015:93 [ref. 35029], Ho et al. 2016:Fig. 1 [ref. 34400] in subgenus Mollienesia, Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Kells et al. 2016:120 [ref. 35888], Esmaeili et al. 2018:75 [ref. 36089], Robins et al. 2018:232 [ref. 35886], Huber 2019:104 [ref. 36941], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108], Rodríguez-Barrera et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37800], Love et al. 2021:97 [ref. 39279], Esmaeili et al. 2022:495 [ref. 39253], Çiçek et al. 2023:30 [ref. 40616], Esmaeili & Hamidan 2023:218 [ref. 40377], Jamandre 2023:166 [ref. 40455], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2023:34 [ref. 40667], Çiçek et al. 2024:339 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur 1821). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: North America: southeastern U.S.A. south to Tuxpan (Veracruz, Mexico). Introduced widely elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

latipunctata, Poecilia Meek [S. E.] 1904:150, Fig. 48 [Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series v. 5; ref. 2958] Forlón, Río Pánuco basin, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Holotype: FMNH 4484. Paratypes: CAS 22771 [ex IU 10947] (1), FMNH 4485 (12). Possible types: BMNH 1905.12.6.452 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:67 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Poecilia latipunctata Meek 1904 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:55 [ref. 7067], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:49 [ref. 22290], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Fuller et al. 1999:310 [ref. 25838], Meyer & Radda 2000:75 [ref. 25029], Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721], Poeser 2003:160 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:235 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:20 [ref. 30398], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Page et al. 2013:110 [ref. 32708], Palacios et al. 2013:13 [ref. 32935], Meyer 2015:232 [ref. 34698], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Huber 2019:105 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia latipunctata Meek 1904. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Panuco River basin (Atlantic slope of Mexico), introduced in La Media Luna (Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

laurae, Hubbsichthys Schultz [L. P.] 1949:96, Fig. 13 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 99 (no. 3235); ref. 3967] Near Pampán (probably Río Motatán drainage), Estado de Trujillo, Venezuela. Holotype (unique): USNM 120999. Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24072]. •Status uncertain -- (Parenti et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24072]). •Species inquirenda in Poeciliidae -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:575 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia caucana (Steindachner 1880) -- (Huber 2019:105 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia caucana (Steindachner 1880). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

limantouri, Poecilia Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1899:129, Fig. 10 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 19 [1899]; ref. 2501] Río Tamesoe near Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Holotype: CAS-SU 6165. Paratypes: ANSP 27051 (10, received from SU), ANSP 85373 (89, received from SU), BMNH 1900.9.29.108-117 (10) from Jordan, CUMV [ex CAS-SU 6190], CAS-SU 6190 (now 2, orig. 11). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:55 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:51 [ref. 7067]). •Synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863 -- (Poeser 1992:86 [ref. 21511], Poeser 2003:47 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:162 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:359 [ref. 27075], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061], Palacios et al. 2013:13 [ref. 32935]). •Valid as Poecilia limantouri Jordan & Snyder 1899 -- (Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] with date 1900 in subgenus Mollienesia, Huber 2019:106 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia limantouri Jordan & Snyder 1899. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Tamaulipas, Atlantic slope of Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.

lineolata, Poecilia Girard [C. F.] 1858:170 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 10; ref. 1813] Rio Grande, Brownsville and Fort Brown, Texas, U.S.A. Syntypes: MCZ 1296 [ex USNM 667] (1); USNM 667 (3) missing, 668 (4) missing. Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:15 [ref. 24072]. See also Girard 1859:70, Pl. 35 (figs. 9-11) [ref. 13405]. •Synonym of Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur 1821) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:54 [ref. 7067], Lee et al. 1980:549 [ref. 22416] with question, Parenti et al. 1999:15 [ref. 24072], Poeser 2003:153 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061], Huber 2019:106 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur 1821). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

macrura, Mollienesia sphenops Hubbs [C. L.] 1935:12, Pl. 2 (figs. 2-3) [Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan No. 28; ref. 11676] Río San Pedro de Mártir, at El Paso de Los Caballos, Guatemala. Holotype: UMMZ 95516. Paratypes: UMMZ 95517 (1, allotype). •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:53 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863 -- (Poeser 2003:47 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:162 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:359 [ref. 27075], Meyer 2015:239 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:106 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

mandibularis, Limia Rodriguez-Silva [R.], Torres-Pineda [P.] & Josaphat [J.] 2020:397, Figs. 2-6 [Zootaxa 4768 (no. 3); ref. 37487] North bight of Lake Miragoâne, Haiti, 18°25'33.2"N, 73°02'56.9"W. Holotype: OMNH 86828. Paratypes: MNHNSD. OMNH. •Valid as Limia mandibularis Rodriguez-Silva, Torres-Pineda & Josaphat 2020 -- (Rodrigues-Silva et al. 2021:150 [ref. 38097], Spikes et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38830]). •Valid as Poecilia mandibularis (Rodriguez-Silva, Torres-Pineda & Josaphat 2020). Current status: Valid as Poecilia mandibularis (Rodriguez-Silva, Torres-Pineda & Josaphat 2020). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America/West Indies: northern bight of Lake Miragoâne (southwestern Haiti). Habitat: freshwater.

marcellinoi, Poecilia Poeser [F. N.] 1995:241, Figs. 2, 3, 6a. [Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 64 (no. 4); ref. 22070] Lago de Ilopango, El Salvador. Holotype: RMNH 31771. Paratypes: RMNH 19811 (9), 19813 (202), 19816 (50), 31759 (2), 31772 (1, allotype). •Valid as Poecilia marcellinoi Poeser 1995 -- (Meyer & Radda 2000:76 [ref. 25029], Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721], Poeser 2003:165 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Matamoros et al. 2009:14 [ref. 31241], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], McMahan et al. 2013:447 [ref. 32422], Meyer 2015:235 [ref. 34698], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, González-Murcia et al. 2019:297 [ref. 36544], Huber 2019:106 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia marcellinoi Poeser 1995. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America: Pacific drainages of Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. Habitat: freshwater.

matamorensis, Limia Girard [C. F.] 1859:117 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 11; ref. 27410] Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Syntypes: AMNH 29833SW [ex USNM 3509] (3, c&s), USNM 3509 (now 67). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072]. •Synonym of Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur 1821) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:54 [ref. 7067], Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072], Poeser 2003:153 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061], Huber 2019:107 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur 1821). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

maylandi, Poecilia Meyer [M. K.] 1983:56, Figs. 1-7 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 10 (no. 2); ref. 8304] Arroyo Chacambero near Altamirano, Guerrero, Mexico. Holotype: SMF 17855. Paratypes: SMF 17853 (1), 17854 (1, missing), 17856-63 (1 ea.). •Synonym of Poecilia pallida de Buen 1943 -- (Poeser 2003:167 [ref. 26783]). •Valid as Poecilia maylandi Meyer 1983 -- (Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:49 [ref. 22290], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Meyer & Radda 2000:76 [ref. 25029], Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:236 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:20 [ref. 30398], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Page et al. 2013:110 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:236 [ref. 34698], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Huber 2019:107 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia maylandi Meyer 1983. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Pacific slope of Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.

mechthildae, Poecilia (Mollienesia) Meyer [M. K.], Etzel [V.] & Bork [D.] 2002:50, Figs. 1-4 [Zoologische Abhandlungen; Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden v. 52; ref. 26721] 6 kilometers upstream of the mouth of Río Acandi, near Acandi, Colombia. Holotype: MTD F 26473. Paratypes: MTD F 26474-76 (3); SMF 28889 (6). Type catalog: Zarske 2003:27 [ref. 27474]. •Valid as Poecilia mechthildae Meyer, Etzel & Bork 2002 -- (Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Meyer 2015:238 [ref. 34698], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, DoNascimiento et al. 2017:102 [ref. 35633], Huber 2019:107 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia mechthildae Meyer, Etzel & Bork 2002. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Northern Colombia and possibly southern Panama. Habitat: freshwater.

melanistia, Mollienesia sphenops Hubbs [C. L.] 1937:296 [University of Michigan Studies, Science Series v. 12; ref. 10704] Nomen nudum, not available; From Marmolejo, Arroyo San Carlos, Tamaulipas, Mexico. •In the synonymy of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863 -- (Poeser 2003:48 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:162 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:359 [ref. 27075], Huber 2019:107 [ref. 36941]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae.

melanogaster, Poecilia Günther [A.] 1866:345 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Jamaica or North America [probably Kingston, Jamaica]. Lectotype: BMNH 1848.1.12.1546. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1848.1.12.1547-1550 (4). ? Lectotype selection by Chambers 1987 in Journal of Fish Biology v. 30 (no. 4). •Valid as Limia melanogaster (Günther 1866) -- (Lee et al. 1983:34 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:135 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:563 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:138 [ref. 34698], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404], Spikes et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38830]). •Valid as Poecilia melanogaster Günther 1866 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:60 [ref. 7067], Huber 2019:108 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia melanogaster Günther 1866. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America/West Indies: southern and western Jamaica. Habitat: freshwater.

melanonotata, Limia Nichols [J. T.] & Myers [G. S.] 1923:1 [American Museum Novitates No. 79; ref. 15415] Las Lagas [Lajas], on Étang Saumâtre, San Domingo [Haiti, West Indies]. Holotype: AMNH 8220. Paratypes: (22) AMNH 8253 (21), BMNH 1924.7.19.2 (1) [from Myers]. •Valid as Limia melanonotata Nichols & Myers 1923 -- (Lee et al. 1983:35 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:563 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404], Spikes et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38830]). •Synonym of Limia perugiae (Evermann & Clark 1906) -- (Meyer 2015:144 [ref. 34698]). •Valid as Poecilia melanonotata (Nichols & Myers 1923) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:59 [ref. 7067], Huber 2019:108 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia melanonotata (Nichols & Myers 1923). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America/West Indies: Hispaniola Island: Dominican Republic and Haiti. Habitat: freshwater.

melanzonus, Acanthophacelus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1909:51 [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 6 (no. 1); ref. 1222] In trenches, Georgetown, Guyana. Holotype: FMNH 52717 [ex CM 1086]. Paratypes: (several, CM and IU) BMNH 1911.10.31.501 (1); CAS 22559 [ex IU 11762] (4); FMNH 7523 (1), 52718 (5); MCZ 30121 (1); NMW 81109 (1); USNM 66115 [not 66113] (1); ZMB 18063 (1). Type catalog: Henn 1928:86 [ref. 12305], Paepke & Seegers 1986:172 [ref. 19981], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:4 [ref. 12367], Parenti et al. 1999:3 [ref. 24072]. •Synonym of Micropoecilis parae (Eigenmann 1894) -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:564 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia parae Eigenmann 1894 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:56 [ref. 7067], Parenti et al. 1999:3 [ref. 24072], Poeser 2003:144 [ref. 26783], Huber 2019:108 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia parae Eigenmann 1894. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

mentalis, Platypoecilus Gill [T. N.] 1877:335 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 28 (for 1876); ref. 17633] Stream on Atlantic side of the Isthmus of Panama. Holotype (unique): USNM 16675. Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072]. •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067], Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072], 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 2019:108 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

mexicana, Poecilia Steindachner [F.] 1863:178 [17], Pl. 4 (figs. 1-1a) [Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften v. 48 (1. Abth.); ref. 4208] Orizaba, southern Mexico. Syntypes: (16) NMW 61288 (14). On p. 17 of separate. •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067]). •Valid as Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863 -- (Bussing 1987:146 [ref. 22927], Greenfield 1990:450 [ref. 16548], Page & Burr 1991:233 [ref. 18983], Gamboa Pérez 1992:315 [ref. 38704], Poeser 1992:86 [ref. 21511], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:49 [ref. 22290], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:123 [ref. 22947], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:929 [ref. 23897], Bussing 1998:222 [ref. 24179], Marquet et al. 1999:43 [ref. 23934], Fuller et al. 1999:311 [ref. 25838], Meyer & Radda 2000:75 [ref. 25029], Romero & Paulson 2001:33 [ref. 26040], Poeser 2002:246 [ref. 26215], Moyle 2002:323 [ref. 26449], Meyer et al. 2002:49 [ref. 26721], Poeser 2003:47 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:162 [ref. 26783], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Poeser 2003:359 [ref. 27075], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Miller 2006:236 [ref. 28615], Proudlove 2006:181 [ref. 28992], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Scharpf 2007:20 [ref. 30398], Minckley & Marsh 2009:255 [ref. 31114], Matsunuma & Motomura 2010:21 [ref. 30966], Page & Burr 2011:442 [ref. 31215], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Page et al. 2013:110 [ref. 32708], Palacios et al. 2013:13 [ref. 32935] subspecies mexicaus, Angulo et al. 2013:996 [ref. 33194], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:33 [ref. 33341], Barrientos et al. 2015:4 [ref. 37653], Meyer 2015:239 [ref. 34698], Ho et al. 2016:Fig. 1 [ref. 34400] in subgenus Mollienesia, Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Huber 2019:108 [ref. 36941], López-Segovia et al. 2020:111 [ref. 38151], Koerber et al. 2022:76 [ref. 39235], Angulo et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40676], Pérez-Rodríguez et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40739]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America, Central America: Atlantic coast of Texas (U.S.A.) border, through Yucatán (Mexico) southward to Río Cuango (Panama); Pacific coast from Río Goascorán (El Salvador and Guatemala) to western Río Bayano (Panama); introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

minima, Poecilia Costa [W. J. E. M.] & Sarraf [A.] 1997:185, Figs. 1-3 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 8 (no. 2); ref. 23280] Stream (igarapé) in Ourém, rio Guamá basin, Estado do Pará, Brazil. Holotype: MPEG 3393. Paratypes: MCP 19252 (4); MNHN 1996-0971 (4); MPEG 3394 (4); MZUSP 51037 (3); UFRJ 3727 (8), 3728 (28), 3729 (6, c&s); UMMZ 231993 (3); USNM 342605 (3). •Valid as Micropoecilia minima (Costa & Sarraf 1997) -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:564 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205]). •Valid as Poecilia minima Costa & Sarraf 1997 -- (Costa & Le Bail 1999:1028 [ref. 24187], Poeser 2003:148 [ref. 26783], Bragança & Costa 2011:370 [ref. 31195], Bragança et al. 2012:338 [ref. 31747], Meyer 2015:262 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:109 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia minima Costa & Sarraf 1997. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Guamá River basin, Pará, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

minor, Heterandria Garman [S.] 1895:92, Pl. 4 (fig. 8) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 19 (pt 1); ref. 1538] Villa Bella [city of Parintins], Amazonas, Brazil. Syntypes: AMNH 22647 [ex MCZ 6254] (5, c&s); MCZ 6254 [not 6294] (orig. 33, now 20); USNM 120268 [ex MCZ 6254] (6). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Pamphorichthys minor (Garman 1895) -- (Rodriguez 1997:672 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:565 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:165 [ref. 34698]). •Valid as Poecilia minor (Garman 1895) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:58 [ref. 7067], Parenti et al. 1999:12 [ref. 24072], Figueiredo & Moreira 2018:443 [ref. 36088], Huber 2019:109 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia minor (Garman 1895). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Amazon River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

miragoanensis, Limia Rivas [L. R.] 1980:33, Figs. 3a-b [Northeast Gulf Science v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3763] Northeastern end of Lake Miragoâne, at Aux Cayes Road, Dépt. de L'Ouest, Haiti, West Indies. Holotype: USNM 220531. Paratypes: USNM 220532 (15). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Limia miragoanensis Rivas 1980 -- (Lee et al. 1983:36 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:139 [ref. 34698], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404], Rodrigues-Silva et al. 2021:150 [ref. 38097], Spikes et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38830]). •Valid as Poecilia miragoanensis (Rivas 1980) -- (Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072], Huber 2019:109 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia miragoanensis (Rivas 1980). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America/West Indies: Lake Miragoâne (Haiti). Habitat: freshwater.

modesta, Gambusia Troschel [F. H.] in Müller 1865:639 (v. 3) [Reisen in den Vereinigten Staaten, Canada und Mexico; ref. 14184] Mexico. Holotype (unique): ZMB (apparently lost). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:172 [ref. 19981]. •Questionably a synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863 -- (Poeser 2003:47 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:162 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:359 [ref. 27075], Huber 2019:110 [ref. 36941]). •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

montana, Poecilia Rosen [D. E.] & Bailey [R. M.] 1963:48 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 126 (art. 1); ref. 7067] Small stream in San Francisco Mts., Santo Domingo [Dominican Republic]. Holotype: USNM 53277. Paratypes: CAS-SU 9350 (1), USNM 126137 [ex USBF 1434] (1). Replacement name for Platypoecilus dominicensis Evermann & Clark 1906, secondarily preoccupied in Poecilia by Poecilia dominicensis Valenciennes 1846. •Valid as Poecilia montana Rosen & Bailey 1963 -- (Parenti et al. 1999:15 [ref. 24072], Huber 2019:110 [ref. 36941]). •An objective synonym of Poecilia dominicensis (Evermann & Clark 1906) -- (Lee et al. 1983:48 [ref. 22527]) after restoration by Rivas 1978 (see Art. 59(c)). •Wrongly as a synonym of Limia dominicensis (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:563 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia dominicensis (Evermann & Clark 1906) -- (Poeser 2003:150 [ref. 26783], Meyer 2015:218 [ref. 34698]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Poecilia montana Rosen & Bailey 1963. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central and northern Santo Domingo, Hispaniola Island. Habitat: freshwater.

multilineata, Poecilia Lesueur [C. A.] 1821:4, Pl. 1 [Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 2736] New Orleans or eastern Florida, U.S.A. •Synonym of Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur 1821) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:54 [ref. 7067], Poeser 2003:153 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061], Huber 2019:110 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur 1821). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

nelsoni, Platypoecilus Meek [S. E.] 1904:147, Fig. 46 [Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series v. 5; ref. 2958] Papayo, Río Balsas basin, Guerrero, Mexico. Holotype: USNM 51484. Paratypes: USNM 59996-97 (1, 2), 125676 [ex USBF 1609] (1). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072]. •Synonym of Poecilia butleri Jordan 1889 -- (Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072]). •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:51 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Poecilia nelsoni (Meek 1904) -- (Poeser 2003:164 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Meyer 2015:242 [ref. 34698], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Romero-Berny et al. 2018:90 [ref. 35859], González-Murcia et al. 2019:296 [ref. 36544], Huber 2019:110 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia nelsoni (Meek 1904). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America: Mexico to El Salvador. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

nicholsi, Limia Myers [G. S.] 1931:2 [American Museum Novitates No. 503; ref. 16309] San Juan River at Samaná, Santo Domingo [Dominican Republic]. Holotype: AMNH 5239. Paratypes: AMNH 20925 (4). •Synonym of Limia zonata (Nichols 1915) -- (Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Meyer 2015:154 [ref. 34698]). •Valid as Limia nicholsi Myers 1931 -- (Trewavas 1948:413 [ref. 13077], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205]). •Valid as Poecilia nicholsi (Myers 1931) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:60 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia zonata (Nichols 1915) -- (Huber 2019:110 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia zonata (Nichols 1915). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

nigrofasciata, Limia Regan [C. T.] 1913:1015, Pl. 101 (figs. 1-2) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 4) (art. 58); ref. 3653] Miragoâne, Haiti, West Indies. Lectotype: BMNH 1913.3.6.21. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1913.3.6.30-31 (2), 1913.7.25.15 (1). Lectotype selected by Huber 2019:111 [ref. 36941]. •Valid as Limia nigrofasciata Regan 1913 -- (Lee et al. 1983:37 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:563 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:140 [ref. 34698], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404], Rodrigues-Silva et al. 2021:150 [ref. 38097], Spikes et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38830]). •Valid as Poecilia nigrofasciata (Regan 1913) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:59 [ref. 7067], Huber 2019:111 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia nigrofasciata (Regan 1913). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America/West Indies: Lake Miragoâne (Haiti). Habitat: freshwater.

obscura, Poecilia (Acanthophacelus) Schories [S.], Meyer [M. K.] & Schartl [M.] 2009:39, Figs. 2a-c, 3, 6 [Zootaxa No. 2266; ref. 30534] Oropuche River, 10°43.052'N, 61°08.871'W, below bridge where road from Cumaca to Cumaca Caves crosses the river, ca. 2.5 kilometers past Cumaca, Trinidad. Holotype: MTD F31503. Paratypes: MTD F31504-31511 (8) •Valid as Poecilia obscura Schories, Meyer & Schartl 2009 -- (Meyer 2015:204 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:111 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia obscura Schories, Meyer & Schartl 2009. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Northeastern Trinidad, Lesser Antilles. Habitat: freshwater.

ornata, Limia Regan [C. T.] 1913:1016, Pl. 101 (fig. 7) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 4) (art. 58); ref. 3653] Haiti, West Indies. Syntypes: BMNH 1912.9.4.12-14 (5, now 3) plus BMNH 1913.3.6.34 (6, in 1 jar, now 3). •Valid as Limia ornata Regan 1913 -- (Lee et al. 1983:38 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:563 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:142 [ref. 34698], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404], Rodrigues-Silva et al. 2021:150 [ref. 38097]). •Valid as Poecilia ornata (Regan 1913) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:59 [ref. 7067], Huber 2019:111 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia ornata (Regan 1913). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America/West Indies: Lake Miragoâne (Haiti). Habitat: freshwater.

orri, Poecilia Fowler [H. W.] 1943:1, Figs. 1-3 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 117; ref. 13201] Lagoon and salt water ditch on Bonacca Island, Bay Islands, off northern Honduras. Holotype: ANSP 70158. Paratypes: AMNH 29835SW [ex ANSP 70161] (1, c&s); ANSP 70159-60 (2), 70161 (now 0), 70162 (1), 70163-69 (7). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:144 [ref. 13621]. Needs redescription -- (Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721]). •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:53 [ref. 7067]). •Valid as Poecilia orri Fowler 1943 -- (Greenfield 1990:450 [ref. 16548], Gamboa Pérez 1992:316 [ref. 38704], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:50 [ref. 22290], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:124 [ref. 22947], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:147 [ref. 26783], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061], Smith et al. 2003:16 [ref. 27621], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:237 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:17 [ref. 30398], Matamoros et al. 2009:14 [ref. 31241], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Page et al. 2013:110 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:243 [ref. 34698], Ho et al. 2016:Fig. 1 [ref. 34400] in subgenus Mollienesia, Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, DoNascimiento et al. 2017:102 [ref. 35633], Huber 2019:111 [ref. 36941], Angulo et al. 2023:61 [ref. 40676]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia orri Fowler 1943. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America and central America: eastern Yucatán Peninsula, Quintana Roo, northern Honduras, Belize, and offshore islands (Belize, Colombia, Honduras and Mexico). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

pallida, Mollienesia sphenops de Buen [F.] 1943:252, Figs. 1-3 [Anales del Instituto de Biologia de la Universidad de Mexico v. 14 (no. 1); ref. 13095] Plaza La Bocana del Río Marqués, Mexico. Syntypes: (24) probably lost. •Valid as Poecilia pallida (de Buen 1943) -- (Poeser 2003:166 [ref. 26783], Huber 2019:112 [ref. 36941]). •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:53 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia pallida (de Buen 1943). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Balsas River basin, Mexico. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

parae, Poecilia vivepara var. Eigenmann [C. H.] 1894:628 [Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences v. 7 (art. 5); ref. 1214] Ditches of Rua das Mongubas of Pará, Brazil. Syntypes: (about 150) CAS 22552 [ex IU 5079] (25), BMNH 1894.5.18.57-59 (3). The spelling parae [not parai] is acceptable; early workers almost certainly Latinized the name first, and then added an 'e' (Art. 31.1.1) [WNE, 12 Mar. 2012], the species was originally vivipara; also misspelled. •Valid as Micropoecilia parae (Eigenmann 1894) -- (Keith et al. 2000:66 [ref. 24547], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:564 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205]). •Valid as Poecilia parae Eigenmann 1894 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:56 [ref. 7067], Costa & Sarraf 1997:186 [ref. 23280], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Camargo & Isaac 2001:140 [ref. 27639], Poeser 2003:144 [ref. 26783], Lucinda et al. 2011:63 [ref. 31137], Bragança & Costa 2011:370 [ref. 31195], Bragança et al. 2012:337 [ref. 31747], Meyer 2015:264 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:112 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia parae Eigenmann 1894. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Guyana to Brazil: Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Brazil. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

parvianalis, Lembesseia Fowler [H. W.] 1949:267, Figs. 69-74 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 101; ref. 1461] Oka, 18 miles north of Eovo, Congo system, French Equatorial Africa [introduced]. Holotype (unique): ANSP 71924. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:97 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:53 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061] with question). •Synonym of Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863) -- (Poeser 2003:49 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:163 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:360 [ref. 27075], Huber 2019:113 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

pauciradiata, Limia Rivas [L. R.] 1980:34, Figs. 3c-d [Northeast Gulf Science v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3763] Grande Rivière du Nord at town of Grande Rivière, Dépt. du Nord, Haiti, West Indies. Holotype: USNM 220533. Paratypes: AMNH 38233 (?); MCZ 54409 (1); UF 29823 (102); UMMZ 204196 (171), ?209797 (10); USNM 220534 (400). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Limia pauciradiata Rivas 1980 -- (Lee et al. 1983:39 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:563 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:143 [ref. 34698], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404], Spikes et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38830]). •Valid as Poecilia pauciradiata (Rivas 1980) -- (Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072], Figueiredo & Moreira 2018:443 [ref. 36088], Huber 2019:113 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia pauciradiata (Rivas 1980). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America/West Indies: northern coastal drainages, Haiti. Habitat: freshwater.

pavonina, Limia Poey [F.] 1876:184 [142] [Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid v. 5 (for 5 Apr. 1876); ref. 3510] Havana, Cuba. Holotype (?): MCZ 6400. Non-types: MCZ 100256 [tracking number] (2) missing. Type catalog: Howell Rivero 1938:178 [ref. 22926]. On p. 142 of separate. •Synonym of Limia vittata Guichenot 1853 -- (Poeser 2003:135 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:564 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:154 [ref. 34698], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:6 [ref. 35177] as povanuna). •Synonym of Poecilia vittata Guichenot 1853 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:59 [ref. 7067], Huber 2019:113 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia vittata Guichenot 1853. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

pertapeh, Pamphorichthys Figueiredo [C. A.] 2008:61, Figs. 1, 3-6. [Zootaxa No. 1918; ref. 29880] Lagoa (lake) Perta-Pé at the left side of rio Bezerra, tributary of Preto River, São Francisco River basin, 15°59'02"S, 47°11'51"W, Municipality of Formosa, State of Goiás, Brazil. Holotype: MNRJ 32467. Paratypes: MCP 41345 (20); MNRJ 18090 (listed 49, probably 48); MZUSP 99750 (20); UF 171129 (20); UMMZ 248719 (20); USNM 393312 (20). •Valid as Pamphorichthys pertapeh Figueiredo 2008 -- (Meyer 2015:166 [ref. 34698]). •Valid as Poecilia pertapeh (Figueiredo 2008) -- (Figueiredo & Moreira 2018:443 [ref. 36088], Huber 2019:113 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia pertapeh (Figueiredo 2008). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Marginal lake on left side of Bezerra River, tributary of the Negro River, São Francisco basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

perugiae, Platypoecilus Evermann [B. W.] & Clark [H. W.] 1906:851, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 30 (no. 1478); ref. 15656] Small stream in San Francisco Mts., Santo Domingo [Dominican Republic]. Holotype (unique): USNM 53278 (poor condition). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Limia perugiae (Evermann & Clark 1906) -- (Trewavas 1948:413 [ref. 13077], Lee et al. 1983:41 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:563 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:144 [ref. 34698], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404], Spikes et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38830]). •Valid as Poecilia perugiae (Evermann & Clark 1906) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:59 [ref. 7067], Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072], Huber 2019:113 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia perugiae (Evermann & Clark 1906). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America/West Indies: southern Hispaniola Island. Habitat: freshwater.

petenensis, Mollenesia Günther [A.] 1866:348 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Lake Petén, Guatemala. Syntypes: BMNH 1864.1.26.375 (3), 1864.1.26.376 (3), 2008.5.27.1 (1, skeleton); ZMB 6082 (1). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:174 [ref. 19981]. Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied by Poecilia petenensis Günther 1866 when both are in Poecilia; replaced by Poecilia kykesis Poeser 2002:244 [ref. 26215]. Original genus is correctly Mollienesia. •Synonym of Poecilia kykesis Poeser 2002 -- (Poeser 2003:155 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061], Huber 2019:114 [ref. 36941]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Poecilia kykesis Poeser 2002. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

petenensis, Poecilia Günther [A.] 1866:342 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Lake Petén, Guatemala. Lectotype: BMNH 1864.1.26.377. Paralectotypes: (at least 4) BMNH 1864.1.26.375 (1), 1864.1.26.379 (2), 2004.12.1.1-2 [ex BMNH 1864.1.26.377] (2), 2008.5.27.2 (1, skeleton). Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied by Mollienisia petenensis Günther 1866, replaced by Mollienesia gracilis Regan 1913. Mollienesia gracilis itself is subjectively invalid; preoccupied by Poecilia gracilis Valenciennes 1846 (see Greenfield 1990:452 [ref. 16548]). Lectotype selected by Poeser 2002:243 [ref. 26215]. On the basis of Art. 59.4, Poecilia petenensis Günther 1866 can be retained. •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067]). •Valid as Poecilia petenensis Günther 1866 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:55 [ref. 7067], Greenfield 1990:450 [ref. 16548], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:50 [ref. 22290], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:125 [ref. 22947], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Fuller et al. 1999:312 [ref. 25838], Meyer & Radda 2000:75 [ref. 25029], Poeser 2002:245 [ref. 26215], Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721], Poeser 2003:159 [ref. 26783], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Meyer et al. 2004:150 [ref. 28000], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:238 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:17 [ref. 30398], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Page et al. 2013:110 [ref. 32708], Barrientos et al. 2015:4 [ref. 37653], Meyer 2015:244 [ref. 34698], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Huber 2019:114 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia petenensis Günther 1866. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America: endemic to Lake Petén area (Guatemala). Habitat: freshwater.

petersi, Mollienesia sphenops Schindler [O.] 1959:1, Figs. 1-2 [Opuscula Zoologica. Herausgegeben von der Zoologischen Staatssammlung in München No. 31; ref. 12024] Lago Yojoa, northwestern Honduras. Holotype: ZSM 15639. Paratypes: NMW 61117 (3); ZSM 15640 (1), 15716-23 (8), 15724-69 (46, now 44). Type catalog: Neumann 2011:275 [ref. 31652]. •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:53 [ref. 7067]). •Synonym of Poecilia salvatoris Regan 1907 -- (Poeser 1995:244 [ref. 22070]). •Species inquirenda in Poeciliidae -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:575 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863) -- (Poeser 2003:49 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:163 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:360 [ref. 27075], Huber 2019:114 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

picta, Poecilia Regan [C. T.] 1913:1007, Pl. 100 (fig. 1-2); Fig.173a [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 4) (art. 58); ref. 3653] Demerara River, Guyana. Lectotype: BMNH 1872.6.11.11b. Syntypes: (many) BMNH 1872.6.11.11 (?), MNHN 1913-0226 [ex BMNH] (2), USNM 151459 (4). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:31-32 [ref. 19576], Parenti et al. 1999:15 [ref. 24072]. Lectotype selection to be published. •Valid as Micropoecilia cf. picta (Regan 1913) -- (Keith et al. 2000:68 [ref. 24547]). •Valid as Poecilia picta Regan 1913 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:56 [ref. 7067], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Parenti et al. 1999:15 [ref. 24072], Poeser 2003:146 [ref. 26783]). •Valid as Micropoecilia picta (Regan 1913) -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:564 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205]). •Valid as Poecilia picta Regan 1913 -- (Bragança & Costa 2011:370 [ref. 31195], Bragança et al. 2012:337 [ref. 31747], Phillip et al. 2013:20 [ref. 32896], Meyer 2015:268 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:115 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia picta Regan 1913. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Trinidad and Venezuela to French Guiana: Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

plumbea, Gambusia Troschel [F. H.] in Müller 1865:640 (v. 3) [Reisen in den Vereinigten Staaten, Canada und Mexico; ref. 14184] Mexico. Holotype (unique): ZMB (missing). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:173 [ref. 19981]. •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863 -- (Poeser 2003:47 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:162 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:359 [ref. 27075], Huber 2019:115 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

poecilioides, Lebistes De Filippi [F.] 1861:70, Pl. 4 (figs. 6, 6a-d) [Archivio per la Zoologia, l'Anatomia e la Fisiologia v. 1; ref. 1328] Barbados, West Indies. No types known. •Synonym of Poecilia reticulata Peters 1859 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:56 [ref. 7067] as poeciloides). •Species inquirenda in Poeciliidae -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:575 [ref. 27061]). •Species incertae sedis in Poeciliinae -- (Lucinda & Reis 2005:47 [ref. 29205]). •Possibly a synonym of Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Poeser & Isbrücker 2002:49 [ref. 34635], Huber 2019:115 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

poeciloides, Limia Girard [C. F.] 1858:170 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 10; ref. 1813] Indianola, Texas, U.S.A. Syntypes: USNM 670 (2, missing). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072]. See also Girard 1859:70, Pl. 38 (figs. 8-14) [ref. 13405]. •Synonym of Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur 1821) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:54 [ref. 7067], Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072], Poeser 2003:153 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061], Huber 2019:115 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur 1821). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

reticulata, Poecilia Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1859:412 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1859; ref. 18542] Guayre River, Caracas, Venezuela. Syntypes: BMNH 1866.6.6.3 [ex ZMB] (1); ZMB 3468 (9), 3469 (8, lost). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:175 [ref. 19981]. •Valid as Lebistes reticulata (Peters 1859) -- (Raju Thomas et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26359]). •Valid as Poecilia reticulata Peters 1859 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:56 [ref. 7067], Lee et a, Esmaeili et al. 2017:92 [ref. 35254]l. 1980:550 [ref. 22416], Uyeno & Arai in Masuda et al. 1984:83 [ref. 6441], Paxton et al. 1989:347 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:146 [ref. 24556], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:431 [ref. 25598], Page & Burr 1991:234 [ref. 18983], Pethiyagoda 1991:192 [ref. 20075], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:758 [ref. 20764], Kottelat et al. 1993:91 [ref. 23448], Skelton 1993:280 [ref. 24071], McDowall in McDowall 1996:118 [ref. 22909], Coad 1996:85 [ref. 25304], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Reshetnikov et al. 1997:746 [ref. 24702], Savvaitova & Reshetnikov 1998:108 [ref. 23592], Marquet et al. 1999:43 [ref. 23934], Fricke 1999:114 [ref. 24106], Castro et al. 1998:79 [ref. 24271], Keith et al. 1999:92 [ref. 24548], Rema Devi & Raghunathan 1999:173 [ref. 24760], Rema Devi et al. 1999:161 [ref. 24758], Parenti 1999:2200 [ref. 24784], Fuller et al. 1999:312 [ref. 25838], Nakabo 2000:546 [ref. 25086], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:72 [ref. 25191], Freyhof et al. 2000:96 [ref. 25184], Lyons et al. 2000:67 [ref. 26594], Rafique 2000:326 [ref. 25220], Matsuura et al. 2000:194 [ref. 26000], Sakai et al. 2001:89 [ref. 25693], Kottelat 2001:144 [ref. 25780], Hutchins 2001:25 [ref. 25847], Skelton 2001:280 [ref. 27406], Allen et al. 2002:366 [ref. 25930], Keith et al. 2002:96 [ref. 31473], Nakabo 2002:546 [ref. 26001], Lim et al. 2002:72 [ref. 28310], Poeser 2003:140 [ref. 26783], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061], Yadav 2003:23 [ref. 27711], Seegers et al. 2003:41 [ref. 28087], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Heemstra et al. 2004:3317 [ref. 27945], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:196 [ref. 28107], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:179 [ref. 28183], Vassilev & Pehlivanov 2005:174 [ref. 28369], Poeser et al. 2005:97 [ref. 28493], Lucinda & Reis 2005:47 [ref. 29205], Mundy 2005:295 [ref. 28379], Hoese & Gates 2006:743 [ref. 28997], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:484 [ref. 29996], Scharpf 2007:20 [ref. 30398], Fricke et al. 2009:32 [ref. 30213], Schories et al. 2009:44 [ref. 30534], Minckley & Marsh 2009:256 [ref. 31114], Page & Burr 2011:442 [ref. 31215], Fricke et al. 2011:371 [ref. 31242], Marshall 2011:199 [ref. 31755], Hammer et al. 2012:66 [ref. 32389], Angulo et al. 2013:997 [ref. 33194], Di Dario et al. 2013:263 [ref. 37503], Kottelat 2013:300 [ref. 32989], Larson et al. 2013:71 [ref. 32988], Page et al. 2013:110 [ref. 32708], Phillip et al. 2013:20 [ref. 32896], Barriga Salazar 2014:117 [ref. 35745], Morgan et al. 2014:41 [ref. 36567], Ramos et al. 2014:5 [ref. 35321], Sarmiento et al. 2014:187 [ref. 35004], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:33 [ref. 33341], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:298 [ref. 34894], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:894 [ref. 34062], McDowall & Stewart 2015:974 [ref. 34275], Meyer 2015:205 [ref. 34698], Ho et al. 2016:Fig. 1 [ref. 34400] in subgenus Acanthophacelus, Miesen et al. 2016:87 [ref. 34492], Reis et al. 2016:17 [ref. 34496], Costa et al. 2017:45 [ref. 35684], Esmaeili et al. 2017:92 [ref. 35254], Koerber et al. 2017:73 [ref. 35267], Labatos 2017:4 [ref. 36239], Lucinda 2017:1 [ref. 35162], Bruton et al. 2018:109 [ref. 36373], Esmaeili et al. 2018:75 [ref. 36089], Fricke et al. 2018:109 [ref. 35805], Koerber et al. 2019:10 [ref. 36736], Ng et al. 2019:537 [ref. 36606], Huber 2019:116 [ref. 36941], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108], Azevedo-Santos et al. 2020:6 [ref. 39606], Dyldin et al. 2020:100 [ref. 37569], Mirande & Koerber 2020:2 [ref. 37594], Reis et al. 2020:474 [ref. 38364], Rodríguez-Barrera et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37800], Silva et al. 2020:13 [ref. 37809], Vita et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37506], Wada et al. 2021:38 [ref. 38521], Taki et al. 2021:323 [ref. 39830], Çiçek et al. 2022:5 [ref. 38985], Jamaluddin et al. 2022:[8] [ref. 39245], Koerber et al. 2022:76 [ref. 39235], Meza-Vargas et al. 2022:4 [ref. 39566], Terán et al. 2022:5 [ref. 39112], Abwe et al. 2023:32 [ref. 39992], Chan et al. 2023:149 [ref. 40365], Çiçek et al. 2023:437 [ref. 40625], Esmaeili & Hamidan 2023:218 [ref. 40377], Jamandre 2023:166 [ref. 40455], Mousavi-Sabet et al. 2023:34 [ref. 40667], Nagy et al. 2023:358 [ref. 40348], Quintela et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40727], Çiçek et al. 2024:340 [ref. 40789], Escobar Camacho et al. 2024:8 [ref. 40892]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia reticulata Peters 1859. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Northern South America: coastal drainages between the Orinoco delta (Venezuela) and the Essequibo River delta, Guyana, Venezuelan Islands, the Netherlands Antilles and Trinidad and Tobago. Widely introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

rivasi, Limia (Limia) Franz [R.] & Burgess [G. H.] 1983:51, Figs. 1-3 [Northeast Gulf Science v. 6 (no. 1); ref. 8350] 1 kilometer southeast of Anse à Galet, Ile de la Gonave, Dépt. de l'Ouest, Haiti, West Indies. Holotype: UF 31434. Paratypes: AMNH 49735 (10); FMNH 94412 (10); MNHNSD 340-041-1; UF 28007 (48), 31435 (1, allotype); UMMZ 209797 (10); USNM 232484 (10). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:52 [ref. 12367], Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Limia rivasi Franz & Burgess 1983 -- (Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:563 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:146 [ref. 34698], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404], Spikes et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38830]). •Valid as Poecilia rivasi (Franz & Burgess 1983) -- (Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072], Huber 2019:116 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia rivasi (Franz & Burgess 1983). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America/West Indies: Gonave Island near Port au Prince, Haiti. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

rositae, Poecilia (Mollienesia) Meyer [M. K.], Schneider [K.], Radda [A. C.], Wilde [B.] & Schartl [M.] 2004:147, Figs. 1-4 [Zoologische Abhandlungen; Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde in Dresden v. 54; ref. 28000] About 11 kilometers south of Lanquín, río Cahabón system, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Holotype: MTD F 28312. Paratypes: MTD F 28313-15 (3), F 28316-18 (3); SMF 29772-29775 (4). •Valid as Poecilia rositae Meyer, Schneider, Radda, Wilde & Schartl 2004 -- (Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Meyer 2015:245 [ref. 34698], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Huber 2019:116 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia rositae Meyer, Schneider, Radda, Wilde & Schartl 2004. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Belize and Guatemala. Habitat: freshwater.

salvatoris, Poecilia Regan [C. T.] 1907:65, Pl. 14 (figs. 2-3) [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 19 (no. 109) (art. 6); ref. 15174] Warm springs in San Salvador, El Salvador. Syntypes: BMNH 1864.1.26.191 (34), BMNH 1977.8.10.1-6 (6). Poeser 2003:49 [ref. 26769] wrongly considers this as a replacement name. •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:51 [ref. 7067]). •Synonym of Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863) but a valid subspecies -- (Poeser 2003:49 [ref. 26769] as a variation, Poeser 2003:360 [ref. 27075]). •Possibly a synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863 -- (Ho et al. 2016:40 [ref. 34400] in subgenus Mollienesia, Huber 2019:117 [ref. 36941]). •Valid as Poecilia salvatoris Regan 1907 -- (Poeser 1995:244 [ref. 22070], Meyer & Radda 2000:76 [ref. 25029], Meyer et al. 2002:49 [ref. 26721], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], McMahan et al. 2013:447 [ref. 32422], Meyer 2015:247 [ref. 34698], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, González-Murcia et al. 2019:297 [ref. 36544], Angulo et al. 2023:62 [ref. 40676], Chan et al. 2023:150 [ref. 40365]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia salvatoris Regan 1907. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America: Atlantic and Pacific slopes (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua). Introduced in Hong Kong (China). Habitat: freshwater.

sarrafae, Poecilia Bragança [P. H. N.] & Costa [W. J. E. M.] 2011:370, Figs. 1-3 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 21 (no. 4) [Dec. 2010]; ref. 31195] Pond near rio Parnaíba, Jandira, 3°01'19"S, 41°54'32"W, Estado do Maranhão, Brazil, elevation 7 meters. Holotype: UFRJ 7786. Paratypes: UFRJ 3811 (98, 5 c&s), 3897 (53), 3905 (5, c&s),4614 (4), 4961 (15); MZUSP 51070 (4); USNM 342715 (4). Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Poecilia sarrafae Bragança & Costa 2011 -- (Bragança et al. 2012:338 [ref. 31747], Ramos et al. 2014:5 [ref. 35321], Meyer 2015:274 [ref. 34698], Melo et al. 2016:377 [ref. 35317], Huber 2019:117 [ref. 36941], Koerber et al. 2022:77 [ref. 39235], Vieira et al. 2023:19 [ref. 40759]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia sarrafae Bragança & Costa 2011. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: South America: Parnaíba and Mearim River basins (northeastern Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

scalpridens, Cnesterodon Garman [S.] 1895:45, Pls. 5 (fig. 12), 8 (fig. 17) [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 19 (pt 1); ref. 1538] Santarém, Amazon basin, Brazil [Obidos; Santarém; Tapajos; Villa Bella; and Trombetas, Amazon River basin]. Lectotype: MCZ 6830. Paralectotypes: MCZ 6261 (1), 6355 (1), 6839 (6). Lectotype selected by Huber 2019:117 [ref. 36941]. •Valid as Pamphorichthys scalpridens (Garman 1895) -- (Rodriguez 1997:672 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:565 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:167 [ref. 34698]). •Valid as Poecilia scalpridens (Garman 1895) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:57 [ref. 7067], Figueiredo & Moreira 2018:443 [ref. 36088], Huber 2019:117 [ref. 36941], Bragança et al. 2021:1082 [ref. 38555]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia scalpridens (Garman 1895). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River channel and Tapajós River basin (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

schneideri, Poecilia Valenciennes [A.] in Humboldt & Valenciennes 1821:159 [Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland v. 2 (Title page 1833); ref. 5612] Suriname. No types known. Proposed as a replacement name for Poecilia vivipara. •Synonym of Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067], Poeser 2003:46 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:139 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:358 [ref. 27075], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061], Koerber & Litz 2014:1 [ref. 33696], Huber 2019:117 [ref. 36941]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

sphenops, Poecilia Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:130, Pl. 525-526, bottom [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] Veracruz, Mexico. Lectotype: MNHN B-0930. Paralectotypes: MNHN 2007-001 (7, ex B-0930). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:30 [ref. 19576]. Lectotype selected by Huber 2019:118 [ref. 36941]. •Valid as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067], Villa 1982:134 [ref. 36708], Gamboa Pérez 1992:315 [ref. 38704], Poeser 1992:81 [ref. 21511], Kottelat et al. 1993:91 [ref. 23448], Paepke & Meyer 1995:287 [ref. 21889], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:50 [ref. 22290], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Parenti 1999:2200 [ref. 24784], Fuller et al. 1999:313 [ref. 25838], Meyer & Radda 2000:75 [ref. 25029], Parenti in Randall & Lim 2000:599 [ref. 25122], Marín 2000:70 [ref. 26252], Ghedotti 2000:38 [ref. 27228], Keith et al. 2002:94 [ref. 31473], Poeser 2002:246 [ref. 26215], Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:238 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:20 [ref. 30398], Page & Burr 2011:442 [ref. 31215], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], McMahan et al. 2013:447 [ref. 32422], Page et al. 2013:110 [ref. 32708], Palacios et al. 2013:13 [ref. 32935], Kottelat 2013:300 [ref. 32989], Meyer 2015:248 [ref. 34698], Ho et al. 2016:Fig. 1 [ref. 34400] in subgenus Mollienesia, Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, DoNascimiento et al. 2017:102 [ref. 35633], Romero-Berny et al. 2018:90 [ref. 35859], González-Murcia et al. 2019:297 [ref. 36544], Huber 2019:118 [ref. 36941], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108], Rodríguez-Barrera et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37800], Angulo et al. 2023:62 [ref. 40676] as cf. sphenops, Chan et al. 2023:150 [ref. 40365], Esmaeili & Hamidan 2023:219 [ref. 40377], Jamandre 2023:166 [ref. 40455], Çiçek et al. 2024:341 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Both slopes of southern Mexico and central America: El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. Introduced in Tobago, Society Islands and elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

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.

spilurus, Poecilia Günther [A.] 1866:345 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Central America. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1971.6.9.1 [bad condition]. •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061], Huber 2019:118 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

sulphuraria, Mollienisia Álvarez [J.] 1948:276, Figs. 1-2 [Anales de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, México v. 5 (no. 3-4); ref. 12931] Sulphur spring near Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico. Holotype: ENCB-IPN P-186. Paratypes: BMNH 1951.12.3.5-9 (6). Genus should have been Mollienesia. •Valid as Poecilia sulphuraria (Álvarez 1948) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:55 [ref. 7067], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:50 [ref. 22290], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Meyer & Radda 2000:75 [ref. 25029], Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721], Poeser 2003:167 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:239 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:17 [ref. 30398], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Page et al. 2013:110 [ref. 32708], Palacios et al. 2013:13 [ref. 32935], Meyer 2015:250 [ref. 34698], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Huber 2019:118 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia sulphuraria (Álvarez 1948). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America Grijalva River basin (Atlantic slope of Mexico). Habitat: freshwater.

sulphurophila, Limia Rivas [L. R.] 1980:36, Fig. 4c-d [Northeast Gulf Science v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3763] Balneario (spa) La Zurza, a sulfur spring 5 kilometers west northwest of Duverge, Province of Independecia, Dominican Republic. Holotype: MCZ 54401. Paratypes: AMNH 38235 (?); MCZ 54402 (?); UF 29825 (25), UF [ex FSU, ex MCZ 54402] (?); UMMZ 204198 (25); USNM 220537 [ex MCZ 54402] (22). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Limia sulphurophila Rivas 1980 -- (Lee et al. 1983:42 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:564 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:146 [ref. 34698], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404], Spikes et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38830]). •Valid as Poecilia sulphurophila (Rivas 1980) -- (Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072], Huber 2019:119 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia sulphurophila (Rivas 1980). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America/West Indies: Lake Enriquillo, southern Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). Habitat: freshwater.

surinamensis, Molinesia Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1844:36 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1844; ref. 19738] Mexico [erroneous, possibly Suriname]. Holotype (unique): ZMB 3473. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:174 [ref. 19981]; not the same species as Poecilia surinamensis Valenciennes 1821. Locality corrected by Paepke & Meyer •Senior synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846, but Molinesia surinamensis Müller & Troschel 1844 is secondarily preoccupied in Poecilia by Poecilia surinamensis Valenciennes 1821. •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Poeser 2003:139 [ref. 26783], Huber 2019:119 [ref. 36941]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

surinamensis, Poecilia Valenciennes [A.] in Humboldt & Valenciennes 1821:158, Pl. 51 (fig. 1) [Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland v. 2 (Title page 1833); ref. 5612] Suriname. Syntypes: MNHN B-0932 (5). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:29 [ref. 19576]. Also appeared in Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:120 [ref. 1011]. Syntypes corrected by Huber 2019:119 [ref. 36941]. •Synonym of Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067], Poeser 2003:46 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:139 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:358 [ref. 27075], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061], Koerber & Litz 2014:1 [ref. 33696], Huber 2019:119 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

tenuis, Poecilia Meek [S. E.] 1907:147 [Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series v. 7 (no. 5); ref. 15159] Tiribi, Costa Rica [probably near the mouth of Río Torres]. Holotype: FMNH 6028. Paratypes: FMNH 6029 (2), 6226 (2). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:68 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:51 [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 2019:120 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

teresae, Poecilia Greenfield [D. W.] 1990:449, Fig. 1 [Copeia 1990 (no. 2); ref. 16548] Macal River on Mountain Pine Ridge, tributary of eastern branch of Belize River, Belize, 16°52'N, 89°01'W. Holotype: FMNH 82918. Paratypes: FMNH 99270 (33), UMMZ 214591 (4, 2 c&s), USNM 305307 (4). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:16 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Poecilia teresae Greenfield 1990 -- (Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:126 [ref. 22947], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Parenti et al. 1999:16 [ref. 24072], Meyer & Radda 2000:76 [ref. 25029], Poeser 2002:246 [ref. 26215], Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721], Poeser 2003:168 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Meyer 2015:252 [ref. 34698], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Huber 2019:120 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia teresae Greenfield 1990. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central Belize. Habitat: freshwater.

thermalis, Poecilia Steindachner [F.] 1863:181 [20], Pl. 4 (figs. 3-3a) [Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften v. 48 (1. Abth.); ref. 4208] La Esperanza sulphur spring, Chiapas, Mexico. Syntypes: (40) NMW 15153 (5), 59834 (4), 60645 (5), 76504-07 (7, 7, 7, 4). On p. 20 of separate. Poeser 2003:49 wrongly considers thermalis Günther 1866 as an original description with a type locality. •Synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863 -- (Poeser 2003:47 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:359 [ref. 27075], Meyer 2015:239 [ref. 34698]). •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:568 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Poecilia thermalis Steindachner 1863 -- (Poeser 2003:166 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Palacios et al. 2013:13 [ref. 32935], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Huber 2019:120 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia thermalis Steindachner 1863. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Chiapas, Atlantic slope of southern Mexico. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

tricolor, Limia caudofasciata var. Stoye [F. H.] (ex Myers) 1933:13, 1 fig. [The Home Aquarium Bulletin v. 3 (no. 6); ref. 30184] Small stream near Kingston, Jamaica. No types known. •Synonym of Limia melanogaster (Günther 1866) -- (Lee et al. 1983:34 [ref. 22527], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Meyer 2015:138 [ref. 34698]). •Synonym of Poecilia caudofasciata (Regan 1913) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:60 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:567 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia melanogaster Günther 1866 -- (Huber 2019:120 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia melanogaster Günther 1866. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

tricolor, Limia caudofasciata var. Mayer [F.] (ex Myers) 1935:417, Abb. 1 [Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 32 (no. 27); ref. 30185] Small stream near Kingston, Jamaica. No types known. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Limia caudofasciata tricolor Stoye 1933. Based on Stoye (ex Myers) 1935, Tropical Fish for the Home, 2nd ed., p. 65, pl. 14, as Limia tricolor. Not an original description. •In the synonymy of Poecilia melanogaster Günther 1866 -- (Huber 2019:120 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia melanogaster Günther 1866. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae.

tridens, Poecilia (Acropoecilia) Hilgendorf [F. M.] 1889:52 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1889; ref. 2164] Port-au-Prince, Haiti, West Indies. Lectotype: ZMB 30958 [ex ZMB 12758]. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1889.3.20.59-62 (4); ZMB 12758-59 (5, 6). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:175 [ref. 19981]. Lectotype selected by Paepke & Seegers 1986:175 [ref. 19981]. •Synonym of Limia dominicensis (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Trewavas 1948:411 [ref. 13077]). •Questionably a synonym of Poecilia versicolor (Günther 1866) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:60 [ref. 7067]). •Valid as Limia tridens (Hilgendorf 1889) -- (Lee et al. 1983:43 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:564 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:148 [ref. 34698], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404]). •Valid as Poecilia tridens Hilgendorf 1889 -- (Huber 2019:121 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia tridens Hilgendorf 1889. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Haiti. Habitat: freshwater.

tropicus, Platypoecilus Meek [S. E.] 1907:146 [Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series v. 7 (no. 5); ref. 15159] Turrialba, Costa Rica. Holotype: FMNH 6027. Paratypes: FMNH 59535 (2). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:67 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:51 [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 2019:121 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia gillii (Kner 1863). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

unimaculata, Poecilia Valenciennes [A.] in Humboldt & Valenciennes 1821:158, Pl. 51 (figs. 2, 5, 6 ) [Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland v. 2 (Title page 1833); ref. 5612] Rio de Janerio, Brazil. Syntypes: RMNH 2724 (2), MNHN B-0933 (3), B-0934 (5, now 6). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:30 [ref. 19576]. •Synonym of Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067], Poeser 2003:46 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:139 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:358 [ref. 27075], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061], Koerber & Litz 2014:1 [ref. 33696], Huber 2019:121 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

unipunctata, Poecilia Guérin-Méneville [F. E.] 1829-38:28, Pl. 47 (fig. 3) [Iconographie du Règne animal de G. Cuvier IV, Poissons; ref. 18162] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. No types known. Error for Poecilia unimaculata, could date to the figure.. •Species inquirenda in Poeciliidae -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:575 [ref. 27061]). • In the synonymy of Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Poeser 2003:139 [ref. 26783], Koerber & Litz 2014:1 [ref. 33696], Huber 2019:121 [ref. 36941]). Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae.

vandepolli, Poecilia van Lidth de Jeude [T. W.] 1887:137, Pl. 2 (figs. 4-5) [Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 9 (no. 1, art. 8); ref. 14474] Curaçao. Lectotype: RMNH 5155. Paralectotypes: RMNH 33843 [ex RMNH 5155] (5). Lectotype selection by Poeser 2003:54 [ref. 26769] does not conform to the 1999 Code, but is here accepted. •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067]). •Valid as Poecilia vandepolli van Lidth de Jeude 1887 -- (Poeser 1992:79 [ref. 21511], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], González Bencomo et al. 1997:159 [ref. 24960], Meyer & Radda 2000:76 [ref. 25029], Marín 2000:70 [ref. 26252], Meyer et al. 2002:49 [ref. 26721], Poeser & Isbrücker 2002:49 [ref. 34635], Poeser 2003:54 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:143 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:364 [ref. 27075], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Meyer 2015:253 [ref. 34698], Ho et al. 2016:Fig. 1 [ref. 34400] in subgenus Mollienesia, Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Huber 2019:121 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia vandepolli van Lidth de Jeude 1887. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: West Indies: Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire; introduced on St. Maarten. Habitat: freshwater.

vantynei, Mollienesia sphenops Hubbs [C. L.] 1935:11, Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan No. 28; ref. 11676] Río Hondo basin, Uaxactún, Guatemala. Holotype: UMMZ 97874. Paratypes: UMMZ 97875 (17). •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:52 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863 -- (Poeser 2003:47 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:162 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:359 [ref. 27075], Meyer 2015:239 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:122 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

velifera, Mollienesia Regan [C. T.] 1914:338 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 13 (no. 75); ref. 14171] Progresso, Yucatán, Mexico. Syntypes: BMNH 1914.2.18.6-8 (3). •Valid as Poecilia velifera (Regan 1914) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:55 [ref. 7067], Lee et al. 1980:549 [ref. 22416] with question, Gamboa Pérez 1992:314 [ref. 38704], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:50 [ref. 22290], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Castro et al. 1998:79 [ref. 24271], Meyer & Radda 2000:75 [ref. 25029], Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721], Poeser 2003:154 [ref. 26783], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Miller 2006:240 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:17 [ref. 30398], Poeser 2011:420 [ref. 31550], Page et al. 2013:110 [ref. 32708], Kottelat 2013:300 [ref. 32989], Meyer 2015:255 [ref. 34698], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Mollienesia, Huber 2019:122 [ref. 36941], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108], Çiçek et al. 2023:469 [ref. 40601], Çiçek et al. 2024:341 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia velifera (Regan 1914). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America: Atlantic slope of southeastern Mexico. Introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

versicolor, Girardinus Günther [A.] 1866:352 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] San Domingo. Lectotype: BMNH 1857.10.28.64. Paralectotype: BMNH 19816.4.1 (1). Lectotype selected by Chambers 1987. •Valid as Limia versicolor (Günther 1866) -- (Trewavas 1948:415 [ref. 13077], Lee et al. 1983:44 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:564 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:150 [ref. 34698], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404], Spikes et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38830]). •Valid as Poecilia versicolor (Günther 1866) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:60 [ref. 7067], Huber 2019:122 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia versicolor (Günther 1866). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America/West Indies: Southeastern Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). Habitat: freshwater.

vetiprovidentiae, Poecilia Fowler [H. W.] 1950:77, Figs. 12-16 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 102; ref. 12949] Huffington's Creek, 1/4 mile south of Ironwood Hill, eastern side of Old Providence Island, West Indies. Holotype: ANSP 71750. Paratypes: ANSP 71751-66 (16), 71767-68 (2, missing). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:144 [ref. 13621]. Originally as veti-providentiae. •Synonym of Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes 1846 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:53 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Poecilia orri Fowler 1943 -- (Poeser 2003:147 [ref. 26783], Huber 2019:122 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Poecilia orri Fowler 1943. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

vittata, Poecilia Guichenot [A.] 1853:146, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [Sagra, R. de la, Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba; ref. 18164] Cuba [probably Havana]. Lectotype: MNHN B-2883 [ex MNHN 0000-4398]. Paralectotypes: MNHN 0000-4398 (3). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:31 [ref. 19576], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:6 [ref. 35177]. Lectotype selected by Huber 2019:123 [ref. 36941]. •Valid as Limia vittata (Guichenot 1853) -- (Lee et al. 1983:45 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Fuller et al. 1999:308 [ref. 25838], Poeser 2003:135 [ref. 26783], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:564 [ref. 27061], Mundy 2005:293 [ref. 28379], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:151 [ref. 34698], Faloh-Gandarilla et al. 2016:6 [ref. 35177], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404], Spikes et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38830], Fermon et al. 2022:264 [ref. 39448] with question). •Valid as Poecilia vittata Guichenot 1853 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:59 [ref. 7067], Figueiredo & Moreira 2018:443 [ref. 36088], Huber 2019:123 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia vittata Guichenot 1853. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America / West Indies: Cuba and Isle of Pines. Introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

vivipara, Poecilia Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:452, Pl. 86 (lower fig.) [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Suriname. Holotype (unique): ZMB 3465. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:175 [ref. 19981], Paepke 1999:116 [ref. 24282]. •Valid as Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:49 [ref. 7067], Malabarba 1989:162 [ref. 14217], Cervigón 1991:205 [ref. 24472], Rodriguez 1997:673 [ref. 23266], Torelli et al. 1997:70 [ref. 24612], Aguilera 1998:47 [ref. 24221], Keith et al. 2000:70 [ref. 24547], Meyer & Radda 2000:76 [ref. 25029], Meyer et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26721], Lim et al. 2002:74 [ref. 28310], Poeser & Isbrücker 2002:49 [ref. 34635], Poeser 2003:46 [ref. 26769], Poeser 2003:139 [ref. 26783], Ghedotti & Wiley 2003:1157 [ref. 27019], Poeser 2003:358 [ref. 27075], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:569 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:86 [ref. 28131], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Di Dario et al. 2013:263 [ref. 37503], Phillip et al. 2013:20 [ref. 32896], Catelani et al. 2014:932 [ref. 37496], Koerber & Litz 2014:1 [ref. 33696] not Argentina, Ramos et al. 2014:5 [ref. 35321], Meyer 2015:277 [ref. 34698], Ho et al. 2016:Fig. 1 [ref. 34400], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629] in subgenus Poecilia, Bertaco et al. 2016:423 [ref. 34561], Costa et al. 2017:45 [ref. 35684], Figueiredo & Moreira 2018:443 [ref. 36088], Azevedo-Santos et al. 2019:5 [ref. 36506], Huber 2019:123 [ref. 36941], Reis et al. 2020:474 [ref. 38364], Rodríguez-Barrera et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37800], Silva et al. 2020:13 [ref. 37809], Koerber et al. 2022:77 [ref. 39235], Carvalho-Filho 2023:92 [ref. 40480], Quintela et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40727]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia vivipara Bloch & Schneider 1801. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: South America: Venezuela south to La Plata River, Argentina; also islands of the Lesser Antilles (Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela); introduced in Puerto Rico (U.S.A.), Martinique (France) and some areas in Brazil. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

waiapi, Poecilia Bragança [P. H. N.], Costa [W. J. E. M.] & Gama [C. S.] 2012:338, Figs. 1-2 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 22 (no. 4); ref. 31747] Bank of rio Jari north of Laranjal do Jari, 0°43'38"S, 52°30'54"W, Estado do Amapá, Brazil, elevation 35 meters. Holotype: IEPA 2763. Paratypes: IEPA 2026 (2), 2755 (37); UFRJ 8141 (23, 8 c&s), 8142 (2, c&s). •Valid as Poecilia waiapi Bragança, Costa & Gama 2012 -- (Meyer 2015:275 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:123 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia waiapi Bragança, Costa & Gama 2012. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Lower Jari River, Amapá, northern Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

wandae, Poecilia Poeser [F. N.] 2003:63, Figs. 5 a-b [Chapter 5 (Thesis); ref. 26769] Hot spring, creek tributary to Rio Mechango, 20 kilometers above bridge, Lake Maracaibo basin, Venezuela. Holotype: USNM 121683. Paratypes: USNM 326142 (1). Plus additional material [not treated as paratypes]. Also appeared as new in Poeser 2003:372 [ref. 27075]. Not a member of the subgenus Molllienesia, see, Huber 2019:124 [ref. 36941] •Synonym of Poecilia dauli Meyer & Radda 2000 -- (Meyer (2015):217 [ref. 34698]). •Valid as Poecilia wandae Poeser 2003 -- (Poeser 2003:149 [ref. 26783], Poeser 2003:364 [ref. 27075], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Ho et al. 2016:40 [ref. 34400], Palacios et al. 2016:232 [ref. 34629], Huber 2019:123 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia wandae Poeser 2003. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Lake Maracaibo basin, Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

wingei, Poecilia (Acanthophacelus) Poeser [F. N.], Kempkes [M.] & Isbrücker [I. J. H.] 2005:103, Figs. 3a-d. 6b-c [Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 74 (nos 1/2); ref. 28493] At bridge on the road from Cariaco to Carúpano, division between Laguna Buena Vista and Laguna Campoma, about 3 kilometers north of Caricaco, Paría Peninsula, Estado Sucre, Venezuela. Holotype: ZMA 123704. Paratypes: ZMA 123705 (allotype), 123636 (18), 123637 (67), 123638 (25), 123645 (7), 123647 (38), 123648 (10); UMMZ 158715 (30). •Valid as Poecilia wingei Poeser, Kempkes & Isbrücker 2005 -- (Schories et al. 2009:44 [ref. 30534], Meyer 2015:206 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:124 [ref. 36941], Chan et al. 2023:150 [ref. 40365]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia wingei Poeser, Kempkes & Isbrücker 2005. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: South America: streams along the coast of central north Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater.

yaguajali, Limia Rivas [L. R.] 1980:35, Figs. 4a-b [Northeast Gulf Science v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 3763] Río Yaguajal at Santiago Rodriguez (Sabaneta), Province of Rodriguez [sic, in Montecristi], Dominican Republic. Holotype: USNM 220535. Paratypes: AMNH 38234 (?); MCZ 54410 (1); UF 29824 (53); UMMZ 204197 (59); USNM 220536 (181). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Limia yaguajali Rivas 1980 -- (Lee et al. 1983:46 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:564 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:46 [ref. 29205], Meyer 2015:153 [ref. 34698], Rodríguez-Silva et al. 2020:128 [ref. 37601], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404], Spikes et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38830]). •Valid as Poecilia yaguajali (Rivas 1980) -- (Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072], Huber 2019:124 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia yaguajali (Rivas 1980). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America/West Indies: Dominican Republic and Haiti. Habitat: freshwater.

zonata, Heterandria Nichols [J. T.] 1915:603, Fig. 3 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 34 (art. 20); ref. 15002] San Juan River at Sanchez, Samaná Province, Santo Domingo [Dominican Republic]. Holotype: AMNH 5232. Paratypes: AMNH 5238 (4). •Valid as Limia zonata (Nichols 1915) -- (Lee et al. 1983:47 [ref. 22527], Rodriguez 1997:671 [ref. 23266], Poeser 2003:136 [ref. 26783], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:564 [ref. 27061], Meyer 2015:154 [ref. 34698], Rodriguez-Silva & Weaver 2020:1368 [ref. 37404], Spikes et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38830]). •Valid as Poecilia zonata (Nichols 1915) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:60 [ref. 7067], Lucinda & Reis 2005:45 [ref. 29205], Huber 2019:124 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Poecilia zonata (Nichols 1915). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America/West Indies: northern Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). Habitat: freshwater.