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Species in the genus Phallichthys: [ 7 ] records

amates, Poecilia Miller [N.] 1907:108, Fig. 1 [Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 23 (art. 2); ref. 15160] Pond and its outlet, an affluent of Río Montagua, Guatemala. Holotype: CAS 22554 [ex IU 11375]. Paratypes: CAS 22554 [ex IU 11375] (114, incl. holotype), FMNH 56168 (6), ?NMW 84425 (1), UMMZ 65220 [ex IU 11375] (6), USNM 73924 (7). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:67 [ref. 12367], Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072]. •Valid as Phallichthys amates (Miller 1907) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:140 [ref. 7067], Villa 1982:132 [ref. 36708], Bussing 1987:141 [ref. 22927], Bussing 1998:213 [ref. 24179], Parenti et al. 1999:14 [ref. 24072], Ghedotti 2000:38 [ref. 27228], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:565 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:42 [ref. 29205], Matamoros et al. 2009:14 [ref. 31241], Angulo et al. 2013:996 [ref. 33194], Meyer 2015:169 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:85 [ref. 36941], Angulo et al. 2023:60 [ref. 40676], Barrientos et al. 2023:274 [ref. 41235], Lardizabal et al. 2025:507 [ref. 42619]). Current status: Valid as Phallichthys amates (Miller 1907). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America: Atlantic slope (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama). IUCN (2020): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

evides, Dextripenis Turner [C. L.] 1940:88 [Copeia 1940 (no. 2); ref. 26913] Not available, no description. •In the synonymy of Phallichthys fairweatheri Rosen & Bailey 1959 -- (Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:565 [ref. 27061]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Phallichthys fairweatheri Rosen & Bailey 1959. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae.

fairweatheri, Phallichthys Rosen [D. E.] & Bailey [R. M.] 1959:(17), 24 [Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 44 (pt 1, no. 1); ref. 12020] Río San Pedro de Mártir, Río Usumacinta basin, El Petén, Guatemala. Holotype: UMMZ 172456. Paratypes: AMNH 36480 [ex NYZS] (8), 37303 [ex NYZS] (38), 37307 [ex NYZS] (72); UMMZ 172457 (1, allotype). Other specimens at UMMZ (13 lots). •Valid as Phallichthys fairweatheri Rosen & Bailey 1959 -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:140 [ref. 7067], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:48 [ref. 22290], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:122 [ref. 22947], Bussing 1998:218 [ref. 24179], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:565 [ref. 27061], Nelson et al. 2004:104 [ref. 27807], Lucinda & Reis 2005:42 [ref. 29205], Miller et al. 2006:231 [ref. 28615], Scharpf 2007:17 [ref. 30398], Page et al. 2013:109 [ref. 32708], Meyer 2015:171 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:85 [ref. 36941], Barrientos et al. 2023:274 [ref. 41235], Page et al. 2023:146 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:453 [ref. 41622], Quintana 2024:8 [ref. 41186]). Current status: Valid as Phallichthys fairweatheri Rosen & Bailey 1959. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Southern North America, Central America: Atlantic slope (southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras). Habitat: freshwater.

isthmensis, Poeciliopsis Regan [C. T.] 1913:997, Pl. 100 (fig. 3-4); Fig.171b [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 4) (art. 58); ref. 3653] Colón, (Atlantic) Panama. Syntypes: (14) BMNH 1913.1.22.14-15, 1913.3.6.11-20 (10). •Synonym of Phallichthys pitieri (Meek 1912) -- (Meyer 2015:173 [ref. 34698]). •Synonym of Phallichthys amates (Miller 1907) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:140 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:565 [ref. 27061], Huber 2019:85 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Synonym of Phallichthys amates (Miller 1907). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

pittieri, Poecilia Meek [S. E.] 1912:71 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 10 (no. 7); ref. 2960] Río Reventazón at La Junta [Limón], Costa Rica. Holotype: FMNH 7680 [not 7580]. Paratypes: FMNH 7839 (14), 11352 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:67 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Phallichthys amates (Miller 1907), but a valid subspecies -- (Bussing 1998:214 [ref. 24179]). •Synonym of Phallichthys amates (Miller 1907) -- (Rosen & Bailey 1963:140 [ref. 7067], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:565 [ref. 27061], Huber 2019:86 [ref. 36941]). •Valid as Phallichthys pittieri (Meek 1912) -- (Meyer 2015:173 [ref. 34698]). Current status: Synonym of Phallichthys amates (Miller 1907). Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Habitat: freshwater.

quadripunctatus, Phallichthys Bussing [W. A.] 1979:3, Figs. 2-4 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 301; ref. 6946] Small tributary of Río Sixaola, .5 kilometers northeast of Chase on road between Puerto Viejo and Bratsi, Limón Province, Costa Rica. Holotype: LACM 36018-1. Paratypes: LACM 36018-2 (16); UCR 897-2 (18, 2 cs), 1017-1 (8); USNM 216559 [ex UCR 897-2] (5). Type catalog: Parenti et al. 1999:13-14 [ref. 24072], Angulo et al. 2015:381 [ref. 35212]. •Valid as Phallichthys quadripunctatus Bussing 1979 -- (Bussing 1987:142 [ref. 22927], Bussing 1998:216 [ref. 24179], Parenti et al. 1999:13 [ref. 24072], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:565 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:42 [ref. 29205], Angulo et al. 2013:996 [ref. 33194], Meyer 2015:174 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:86 [ref. 36941]). Current status: Valid as Phallichthys quadripunctatus Bussing 1979. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Sixaola River basin, eastern Costa Rica. Habitat: freshwater.

tico, Phallichthys Bussing [W. A.] 1963:3, Figs. 1-3 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 77; ref. 4328] Río Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí drainage, Heredia Province, Costa Rica. Holotype: LACM 2780. Paratypes: LACM 2781 (112), 2782 (30); UMMZ 180304 (6, 1 c&s). •Valid as Phallichthys tico Bussing 1963 -- (Villa 1982:132 [ref. 36708], Bussing 1987:143 [ref. 22927], Bussing 1998:217 [ref. 24179], Lucinda in Reis et al. 2003:565 [ref. 27061], Lucinda & Reis 2005:42 [ref. 29205], Angulo et al. 2013:996 [ref. 33194], Meyer 2015:175 [ref. 34698], Huber 2019:86 [ref. 36941], Angulo et al. 2023:60 [ref. 40676]). Current status: Valid as Phallichthys tico Bussing 1963. Poeciliidae: Poeciliinae. Distribution: Central America: central Costa Rica, Nicaragua. Habitat: freshwater.