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Poecilia
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Mollienesia
Lesueur, 1821; (valid subgenus)
Micropoecilia
Hubbs, 1926; (synonym)
Neopoecilia
Hubbs, 1924; (synonym)
Lembesseia
Fowler, 1949; (synonym)
Odontolimia
Rivas, 1980; (valid subgenus)
Recepoecilia
Whitley, 1951; (synonym)
Parapoecilia
Hubbs, 1924; (synonym)
Pamphoria
Regan, 1913; (synonym)
Psychropoecilia
Myers, 1935; (synonym)
Acropoecilia
Hilgendorf, 1889; (synonym)
Acanthophacelus
Eigenmann, 1907; (synonym)
Allopoecilia
Hubbs, 1924; (synonym)
Alazon
Gistel, 1848; (synonym)
Lebistes
De Filippi, 1861; (valid subgenus)
Hubbsichthys
Schultz, 1949; (synonym)
Curtipenis
Rivas & Myers, 1950; (synonym)
Poecilia amazonica
Garman, 1895
?Poecilia bogotensis
Humboldt, 1821
Grundulus bogotensis
Valenciennes, 1846; (valid as)
Poecilia branneri
Eigenmann, 1894
Poecilia heteristia
Regan, 1909; (synonym)
Poecilia catemaconis
Miller, 1975
Poecilia caucana
Rosen & Bailey, 1963
Girardinus caucanus
Steindachner, 1880; (valid as)
Allopoecilia caucana
Hubbs, 1924; (valid as)
Poecilia chica
Miller, 1975
Poecilia elegans
Rosen & Bailey, 1963
Mollienesia elegans
Trewavas, 1948; (valid as)
Curtipenis elegans
Rivas & Myers, 1950; (valid as)
Poecilia formosa
Rosen & Bailey, 1963
Limia formosa
Girard, 1859; (valid as)
Poecilia gillii
Xiphophorus gillii
Kner, 1863; (valid as)
Poecilia gillii
Bussing, 1987; (valid as)
Poecilia heterandria
Rosen & Bailey, 1963
Limia heterandria
Regan, 1913; (valid as)
Poecilia hispaniolana
Rivas, 1978
Poecilia latipinna
Rosen & Bailey, 1963
Mollienesia latipinna
Lesueur, 1821; (valid as)
Poecilia multilineata
Lesueur, 1821; (synonym)
Limia poeciloides
Girard, 1858; (synonym)
Poecilia lineolata
Girard, 1858; (synonym)
Limia matamorensis
Girard, 1859; (synonym)
Poecilia latipunctata
Meek, 1904
?Poecilia majalis
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Poecilia marcellinoi
Poeser, 1995
Poecilia maylandi
Meyer, 1983
Mollienesia maylandi
; (valid as)
Poecilia minima
(Costa & Sarraf, 1997)
Lebistes minima
Costa & Sarraf, 1997
Poecilia minima
Costa & Sarraf, 1997
Poecilia montana
Rosen & Bailey, 1963
Platypoecilus dominicensis
Evermann & Clark, 1906; (2 homonym)
Platypoecilus dominicensis
Evermann & Clark, 1906; (synonym)
Psychropoecilia dominicensis
Myers, 1935; (valid as)
Poecilia montana
Rosen & Bailey, 1963; (replacement)
Poecilia montana
Rosen & Bailey, 1963; (synonym, objective)
Poecilia nicholsi
Rosen & Bailey, 1963
Limia nicholsi
Myers, 1931; (valid as)
Poecilia parae
Wischnath, 1993
Poecilia vivipara
var.
parae
Eigenmann, 1894; (valid as)
Acanthophacelus bifurcus
Eigenmann, 1909; (synonym)
Acanthophacelus melanzonus
Eigenmann, 1909; (synonym)
Micropoecilia parae
Hubbs, 1926; (synonym)
Recepoecilia parae
Whitley, 1951; (synonym)
Poecilia picta
Regan, 1913
Poecilia reticulata
Peters, 1860
Lebistes poecilioides
De Filippi, 1861; (synonym)
Girardinus guppii
Gėnther, 1866; (synonym)
Girardinus guppii
Jordan, 1887; (synonym)
Acanthophacelus reticulatus
Eigenmann, 1907; (valid as)
Girardinus januarius
var.
reticulatus
Hippius, 1910; (synonym)
Acanthophacelus reticulatus
Regan, 1913; (valid as)
Poecilia rivasi
Rodriguez, 1997
Limia rivasi
Franz & Burgess, 1983; (valid as)
Poecilia sphenops
Valenciennes, 1846
Molinesia surinamensis
Mėller & Troschel, 1844; (2 homonym)
Poecilia mexicana
Steindachner, 1863; (synonym)
Poecilia thermalis
Steindachner, 1863; (synonym)
Gambusia modesta
Troschel, 1865; (synonym)
Gambusia plumbea
Troschel, 1865; (synonym)
Mollienesia petenensis
Gėnther, 1866; (valid as)
Poecilia chisoyensis
Gėnther, 1866; (synonym)
Poecilia dovii
Gėnther, 1866; (synonym)
Poecilia petenensis
Gėnther, 1866; (synonym)
Poecilia spilurus
Gėnther, 1866; (synonym)
Platypoecilus mentalis
Gill, 1877; (synonym)
Poecilia boucardii
Steindachner, 1878; (synonym)
Poecilia vandepolli
van Lidth de Jeude, 1887; (synonym)
Poecilia vandepolli arubensis
van Lidth de Jeude, 1887; (synonym)
Poecilia butleri
Jordan, 1889; (synonym)
Poecilia limantouri
Jordan & Snyder, 1899; (synonym)
Platypoecilus nelsoni
Meek, 1904; (synonym)
Platypoecilus tropicus
Meek, 1907; (synonym)
Poecilia salvatoris
Regan, 1907; (synonym)
Poecilia tenuis
Meek, 1907; (synonym)
Poecilia spilonota
Regan, 1908; (synonym)
Poecilia caudata
Meek, 1909; (synonym)
Mollienesia gracilis
Regan, 1913; (2 homonym)
Mollienesia gracilis
Regan, 1913; (replacement)
Mollienesia gracilis
Regan, 1913; (synonym)
Mollienesia sphenops macrura
Hubbs, 1935; (synonym)
Mollienesia sphenops vantynei
Hubbs, 1935; (synonym)
Mollienesia sphenops altissima
Hubbs, 1936; (synonym)
Poecilia mexicana
Filippi, 1940; (unavailable, manuscript name)
Mollienesia sphenops pallida
de Buen, 1943; (synonym)
Poecilia orri
Fowler, 1943; (synonym)
Lembesseia parvianalis
Fowler, 1949; (synonym)
Poecilia veti-providentiae
Fowler, 1950; (misspelling)
Poecilia vetiprovidentiae
Fowler, 1950; (synonym)
Mollienesia sphenops petersi
Schindler, 1959; (synonym)
Poecilia petenensis
Rosen & Bailey, 1963
P. s. cuneata
Poeser, 1992
Poecilia cuneata
Garman, 1895; (synonym)
Poecilia sulphuraria
Rosen & Bailey, 1963
Mollienesia sulphuraria
Alvarez, 1948; (valid as)
Poecilia teresae
Greenfield, 1990
?Poecilia unipunctata
GuŠrin-MŠneville, 1829-38
Poecilia velifera
Rosen & Bailey, 1963
Mollienesia velifera
Regan, 1914; (valid as)
Poecilia vivipara
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Poecilia schneideri
Valenciennes, 1821; (synonym)
Poecilia surinamensis
Valenciennes, 1821; (synonym)
Poecilia unimaculata
Valenciennes, 1821; (synonym)
Molinesia fasciata
Mėller & Troschel, 1844; (synonym)
Molinesia fasciata
Mėller & Troschel, 1844; (valid, uncertain)
Alazon viviparus
Gistel, 1848; (valid as)
Neopoecilia holacantha
Hubbs, 1924; (synonym)
Neopoecilia holacanthus
Hubbs, 1924; (synonym)
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The taxonomic information and the basic database has been provided by;
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Igor Sheremetyev
; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.