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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae Poeciliids
Subfamily: Poeciliinae
Genus: Poeciliopsis

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Poeciliopsis baenschi Golden livebearer Central America 3 1986
Poeciliopsis balsas Balsas livebearer Central America 6.5 1926
Poeciliopsis catemaco Catemaco livebearer Central America 8 1975
Poeciliopsis elongata Elongate toothcarp Eastern Central Pacific 13 TL 1866
Poeciliopsis fasciata San Jeronimo livebearer Central America 5.1 SL 1904
Poeciliopsis gracilis Porthole livebearer Central America 9 TL 1848
Poeciliopsis hnilickai Upper Grijalva livebearer Central America 5 1981
Poeciliopsis infans Lerma livebearer North America 5 1894
Poeciliopsis jackschultzi North America 2.7 SL 2019
Poeciliopsis latidens Lowland livebearer Central America 5 TL 1895
Poeciliopsis lucida Clearfin livebearer Central America 5 1960
Poeciliopsis lutzi Oaxaca livebearer Central America 3.5 TL 1902
Poeciliopsis monacha Headwater livebearer Central America 1960
Poeciliopsis occidentalis Gila topminnow North America 6 TL 1853
Poeciliopsis paucimaculata Few-spotted toothcarp Central America 4 1967
Poeciliopsis pleurospilus Largespot livebearer North America. 5.7 SL 1866
Poeciliopsis presidionis Sinaloa livebearer Central America 5 1895
Poeciliopsis prolifica Blackstripe livebearer Central America 3 TL 1960
Poeciliopsis retropinna Buroca toothcarp Central America 8 1908
Poeciliopsis santaelena Santa Elena toothcarp Central America 4.7 SL 2008
Poeciliopsis scarlli Michoacan livebearer Central America 4.5 1985
Poeciliopsis sonoriensis Sonora topminnow Central America 1859
Poeciliopsis turneri Blackspotted livebearer Central America 4 1975
Poeciliopsis turrubarensis Turrubarés toothcarp Central and South America 8 1912
Poeciliopsis viriosa Chubby livebearer Central America 6.5 1960



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013