Poecilia

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Poecilia is a genus of fishes in the family Poeciliidae. These livebearers are native to fresh, brackish and salt water in the Americas, and some species in the genus are euryhaline.

Type species: Poecilia vivipara

The 40 currently recognized species in this genus are:

  • Poecilia boesemani
  • Poecilia butleri
  • Poecilia catemaconis
  • Poecilia caucana
  • Poecilia caudofasciata
  • Poecilia chica
  • Poecilia dauli
  • Poecilia dominicensis
  • Poecilia elegans
  • Poecilia formosa
  • Poecilia gillii
  • Poecilia hispaniolana
  • Poecilia hondurensis
  • Poecilia kempkesi
  • Poecilia koperi
  • Poecilia kykesis
  • Poecilia latipinna
  • Poecilia latipunctata
  • Poecilia marcellinoi
  • Poecilia maylandi
  • Poecilia mechthildae
  • Poecilia mexicana
  • Poecilia nicholsi
  • Poecilia obscura
  • Poecilia orri
  • Poecilia parae
  • Poecilia petenensis
  • Poecilia reticulata
  • Poecilia rositae
  • Poecilia salvatoris
  • Poecilia sarrafae
  • Poecilia sphenops
  • Poecilia sulphuraria
  • Poecilia teresae
  • Poecilia vandepolli
  • Poecilia velifera
  • Poecilia vivipara
  • Poecilia waiapi
  • Poecilia wandae
  • Poecilia wingei