Species that contain: Xiphophorus and maculatus [ 6 ] records

cyanellus, Platypoecilus maculatus var. Meinken [H.] 1934:261, Fig. [Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 45 (no. 14); ref. 13901] Río Pánuco, Mexico. no types known. •Synonym of Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther 1866) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:64 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:574 [ref. 27061], Huber 2019:145 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther 1866). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

maculatus, Platypoecilus Günther [A.] 1866:350 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Mexico [Central America]. Syntypes: BMNH 1857.7.31.11-12 (2). See Gordon 1927:259 [ref. 34715] for an account of the various named color forms. •Valid as Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther 1866) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:63 [ref. 7067], Rosen 1979:356 [ref. 22796], Lee et al. 1980:555 [ref. 22416], Paxton et al. 1989:348 [ref. 12442], Page & Burr 1991:234 [ref. 18983], Pethiyagoda 1991:196 [ref. 20075], Gamboa Pérez 1992:317 [ref. 38704], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:55 [ref. 22290], Kottelat et al. 1993:91 [ref. 23448], McDowall in McDowall 1996:122 [ref. 22909], Coad 1996:85 [ref. 25304], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:128 [ref. 22947], Rodriguez 1997:674 [ref. 23266], Fricke 1999:115 [ref. 24106], Castro et al. 1998:79 [ref. 24271], Rema Devi et al. 1999:161 [ref. 24758], Fuller et al. 1999:317 [ref. 25838], Allen et al. 2002:367 [ref. 25930], Meyer & Schartl 2002:59 [ref. 26066], Skelton 2002:172 [ref. 26839], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:574 [ref. 27061], Meyer & Schartl 2003:63 [ref. 27477], Kallman et al. 2004:9 [ref. 27790], Nelson et al. 2004:106 [ref. 27807], Mundy 2005:296 [ref. 28379], Miller 2006:259 [ref. 28615], Hoese & Gates 2006:744 [ref. 28997], Lucinda & Reis 2005:44 [ref. 29205], Scharpf 2007:23 [ref. 30398], Minckley & Marsh 2009:258 [ref. 31114], Page & Burr 2011:443 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:111 [ref. 32708], Larson et al. 2013:71 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:300 [ref. 32989], Meyer 2015:387 [ref. 34698], Fricke et al. 2018:109 [ref. 35805], Robins et al. 2018:235 [ref. 35886], Huber 2019:147 [ref. 36941], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:252 [ref. 37108], Rodríguez-Barrera et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37800], Angulo 2021:7 [ref. 38913], Jamaluddin et al. 2022:[8] [ref. 39245], Koerber et al. 2022:77 [ref. 39235], Chan et al. 2023:151 [ref. 40365], Esmaeili & Hamidan 2023:219 [ref. 40377], Çiçek et al. 2024:342 [ref. 40789], Escobar Camacho et al. 2024:8 [ref. 40892]). Current status: Valid as Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther 1866). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America and central America: Atlantic slope of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. Introduced widely elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater.

nigra, Platypoecilus Brind [W. L.] 1914:22 [Domesticated fish; ref. 21099] Mexico. No types known. Described earlier as a variety by Gerlach 1912:677 [ref. 34711]. •Synonym of Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther 1866) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:64 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:574 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther 1866). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

nigra, Platypoecilus maculatus var. Gerlach [G.] 1912:677, Fig. 1 [Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 23 (no. 42); ref. 34711] Aquarium specimen, locality unknown. No types known. Can be based on an aquarist-made variety or a natural one. •Synonym of Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther 1866) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:64 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:574 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther 1866). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

pulchra, Platypoecilus maculatus var. Schreitmüller [W.] 1910:759, Fig. [Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 21 (no. 47); ref. 34712] Aquarium specimen, locality unknown. No types known. Appeared as Platypoecilus maculatus var. pulchra (Boul. in litt.). There is no description of Boulenger for this species. Could be based on an aquarist-made variety or a natural one. •Synonym of Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther 1866) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:64 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:574 [ref. 27061], Huber 2019:150 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther 1866). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

rubra, Platypoecilus var. Stansch [K.] 1914:196, Fig. [Die exotischen Zierfische in Wort und Bild; ref. 19661] Mexico (aquarium import). No types known. Mentioned earlier as a variety of Platypoecilus maculatus by Stansch 1911:404 [ref. 34710] and Gerlach 1912:677 [ref. 34711]. •Synonym of Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther 1866) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:64 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:574 [ref. 27061], Huber 2019:151 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther 1866). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.