Kinds of Fish

Species listed are from www.fishbase.org

Scientific name -- Other names
Poeciliidae -- Poeciliids
   Alfaro cultratus (Regan, 1908)
   Alfaro huberi (Fowler, 1923)
   Aplocheilichthys antinorii (Vinciguerra, 1883) -- Black Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys atripinna (Pfeffer, 1896)
   Aplocheilichthys bracheti Berkenkamp, 1983
   Aplocheilichthys brichardi (Poll, 1971) -- Brichards Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys bukobanus (Ahl, 1924) -- Bukoba Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys camerunensis Radda, 1971 -- Cameroon Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys centralis Seegers, 1996 -- Cental East African Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys eduardensis (David and Poll, 1937)
   Aplocheilichthys ehrichi Berkenkamp and Etzel, 1994
   Aplocheilichthys fuelleborni (Ahl, 1924) -- Lake Rukwa Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys hutereaui (Boulenger, 1913) -- Meshscaled Topminnow
   Aplocheilichthys jeanneli (Pellegrin, 1935) -- Omo Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys kabae Daget, 1962
   Aplocheilichthys katangae (Boulenger, 1912) -- Striped Topminnow
   Aplocheilichthys keilhacki Ahl, 1928
   Aplocheilichthys kingii (Boulenger, 1913)
   Aplocheilichthys kongoranensis (Ahl, 1924) -- Kongoro Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys lacustris Seegers, 1984 -- Kibiti Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys lualabaensis (Poll, 1938) -- Lualaba Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys luluae (Fowler, 1930) -- Lulua River Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys macrurus (Boulenger, 1904) -- Big Tailed Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys maculatus Klausewitz, 1957 -- Spotted Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys mahagiensis (David and Poll, 1937)
   Aplocheilichthys matthesi Seegers, 1996 -- Saisi Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys mediolateralis Poll, 1967
   Aplocheilichthys meyburgi Meinken, 1971
   Aplocheilichthys moeruensis (Boulenger, 1914) -- Moero Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys myaposae (Boulenger, 1908) -- Natal Topminnow
   Aplocheilichthys nigrolateralis Poll, 1967
   Aplocheilichthys normani Ahl, 1928 -- Normans Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys omoculatus Wildekamp, 1977 -- Ruaha Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys pfaffi Daget, 1954 -- Pfaffs Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys pfefferi (Ahl, 1924)
   Aplocheilichthys rancureli Daget, 1965 -- Rancurels Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys rudolfianus (Worthington, 1932) -- Lake Rudolf Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys schalleri Scheel and Radda, 1974
   Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861) -- Banded Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys terofali Berkenkamp and Etzel, 1981
   Aplocheilichthys usanguensis Wildekamp, 1977 -- Usangu Lampeye
   Aplocheilichthys vanderbilti Fowler, 1936
   Aplocheilichthys vitschumbaensis (Ahl, 1924) -- Bitschumbi Lampeye
   Belonesox belizanus Kner, 1860 -- Topminnow; Pike Killifish
   Brachyrhaphis cascajalensis (Meek and Hildebrand, 1913)
   Brachyrhaphis episcopi (Steindachner, 1878)
   Brachyrhaphis hartwegi Rosen and Bailey, 1963
   Brachyrhaphis hessfeldi Meyer and Etzel, 2001
   Brachyrhaphis holdridgei Bussing, 1967
   Brachyrhaphis olomina (Meek, 1914)
   Brachyrhaphis parismina (Meek, 1912)
   Brachyrhaphis punctifer (Hubbs, 1926)
   Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora (Regan, 1908)
   Brachyrhaphis roseni Bussing, 1988
   Brachyrhaphis roswithae Meyer and Etzel, 1998
   Brachyrhaphis terrabensis (Regan, 1907)
   Carlhubbsia kidderi (Hubbs, 1936)
   Carlhubbsia stuarti Rosen and Bailey, 1959 -- Barred Livebearer
   Cnesterodon brevirostratus Rosa and Costa, 1993
   Cnesterodon carnegiei Haseman, 1911
   Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Jenyns, 1842) -- Ten Spotted Live-bearer
   Cnesterodon hypselurus Lucinda and Garavello, 2001
   Cnesterodon omorgmatos Lucinda and Garavello, 2001
   Cnesterodon raddai Meyer and Etzel, 2001
   Cnesterodon septentrionalis Rosa and Costa, 1993
   Fluviphylax obscurus Costa, 1996
   Fluviphylax palikur Costa and Le Bail, 1999
   Fluviphylax pygmaeus (Myers and Carvalho, 1955)
   Fluviphylax simplex Costa, 1996
   Fluviphylax zonatus Costa, 1996
   Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard, 1853) -- Mosquitofish; Western Mosquitofish
   Gambusia alvarezi Hubbs and Springer, 1957
   Gambusia amistadensis Peden, 1973 -- Amistad Gambusia
   Gambusia atrora Rosen and Bailey, 1963
   Gambusia aurata Miller and Minckley, 1970
   Gambusia baracoana Rivas, 1944
   Gambusia beebei Myers, 1935 -- Miragoane Gambusia
   Gambusia bucheri Rivas, 1944
   Gambusia clarkhubbsi Garrett and Edwards, 2003
   Gambusia dominicensis Regan, 1913 -- Dominican Gambusia
   Gambusia echeagarayi (Alvarez, 1952)
   Gambusia eurystoma Miller, 1975
   Gambusia gaigei Hubbs, 1929 -- Big Bend Gambusia
   Gambusia geiseri Hubbs and Hubbs, 1957 -- Largespring Gambusia
   Gambusia georgei Hubbs and Peden, 1969 -- San Marcos Gambusia
   Gambusia heterochir Hubbs, 1957 -- Clear Creek Gambusia
   Gambusia hispaniolae Fink, 1971 -- Hispaniolan Gambusia
   Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 1859 -- Eastern Mosquitofish
   Gambusia hurtadoi Hubbs and Springer, 1957
   Gambusia krumholzi Minckley, 1963
   Gambusia lemaitrei Fowler, 1950
   Gambusia longispinis Minckley, 1962 -- Cuatrocienegas Gambusia
   Gambusia luma Rosen and Bailey, 1963 -- Sleek Mosquitofish
   Gambusia manni Hubbs, 1927
   Gambusia marshi Minckley and Craddock, 1962
   Gambusia melapleura (Gosse, 1851) -- Striped Gambusia
   Gambusia monticola Rivas, 1971
   Gambusia myersi Ahl, 1925
   Gambusia nicaraguensis Gunther, 1866 -- Nicaraguan Mosquitofish
   Gambusia nobilis (Baird and Girard, 1853) -- Pecos Gambusia
   Gambusia panuco Hubbs, 1926
   Gambusia pseudopunctata Rivas, 1969 -- Tiburon Peninsula Gambusia
   Gambusia punctata Poey, 1854 -- Cuban Gambusia
   Gambusia puncticulata Poey, 1854 -- Caribbean Gambusia
   Gambusia rachowi (Regan, 1914)
   Gambusia regani Hubbs, 1926
   Gambusia rhizophorae Rivas, 1969 -- Mangrove Gambusia
   Gambusia senilis Girard, 1859 -- Blotched Gambusia
   Gambusia sexradiata Hubbs, 1936 -- Teardrop Mosquito
   Gambusia speciosa Girard, 1859
   Gambusia vittata Hubbs, 1926
   Gambusia wrayi Regan, 1913 -- Wrays Gambusia
   Gambusia xanthosoma Greenfield, 1983 -- Cayman Gambusia
   Gambusia yucatana Regan, 1914
   Girardinus creolus Garman, 1895 -- Creole Topminnow
   Girardinus cubensis (Eigenmann, 1903) -- Cuban Topminnow
   Girardinus denticulatus Garman, 1895 -- Toothy Topminnow
   Girardinus falcatus (Eigenmann, 1903) -- Goldbelly Topminnow
   Girardinus metallicus Poey, 1854 -- Metallic Livebearer
   Girardinus microdactylus Rivas, 1944 -- Smallfinger Topminnow
   Girardinus uninotatus Poey, 1860 -- Singlespot Topminnow
   Heterandria anzuetoi Rosen and Bailey, 1979
   Heterandria attenuata Rosen and Bailey, 1979
   Heterandria bimaculata (Heckel, 1848) -- Twospot Livebearer
   Heterandria cataractae Rosen, 1979
   Heterandria dirempta Rosen, 1979
   Heterandria formosa Girard, 1859 -- Least Killifish
   Heterandria jonesii (Gunther, 1874)
   Heterandria litoperas Rosen and Bailey, 1979
   Heterandria obliqua Rosen, 1979
   Hylopanchax silvestris (Poll and Lambert, 1958)
   Hylopanchax stictopleuron (Fowler, 1949) -- Blue Lampeye
   Hypsopanchax catenatus Radda, 1981 -- Chain Lampeye
   Hypsopanchax deprimozi (Pellegrin, 1928)
   Hypsopanchax jobaerti Poll and Lambert, 1965
   Hypsopanchax jubbi Poll and Lambert, 1965 -- Southern Deepbody
   Hypsopanchax modestus (Pappenheim, 1914) -- Ruwenzori Lampeye
   Hypsopanchax platysternus (Nichols and Griscom, 1917) -- Zaire Lampeye
   Hypsopanchax zebra (Pellegrin, 1929) -- Zebra Lampeye
   Lacustricola pumilus (Boulenger, 1906) -- Tanganyika Lampeye
   Lamprichthys tanganicanus (Boulenger, 1898) -- Tanganyika Killifish
   Limia caymanensis Rivas and Fink, 1970 -- Grand Cayman Limia
   Limia dominicensis (Valenciennes, 1846) -- Tiburon Peninsula Limia
   Limia fuscomaculata Rivas, 1980 -- Blotched Limia
   Limia garnieri Rivas, 1980 -- Garniers Limia
   Limia grossidens Rivas, 1980 -- Largetooth Limia
   Limia heterandria Regan, 1913
   Limia immaculata Rivas, 1980 -- Plain Limia
   Limia melanogaster (Gunther, 1866) -- Blackbelly Limia
   Limia melanonotata Nichols and Myers, 1923 -- Blackbanded Limia
   Limia miragoanensis Rivas, 1980 -- Miragoane Limia
   Limia nigrofasciata Regan, 1913 -- Blackbarred Limia
   Limia ornata Regan, 1913 -- Ornate Limia
   Limia pauciradiata Rivas, 1980 -- Few-rayed Limia
   Limia perugiae (Evermann and Clark, 1906) -- Perugias Limia
   Limia rivasi Franz and Burgess, 1983 -- Rivass Limia
   Limia sulphurophila Rivas, 1980 -- Sulfur Limia
   Limia tridens (Hilgendorf, 1889)
   Limia versicolor (Gunther, 1866) -- Varicolored Limia
   Limia vittata (Guichenot, 1853) -- Cuban Limia
   Limia yaguajali Rivas, 1980 -- Yaguajal Limia
   Limia zonata (Nichols, 1915) -- Striped Limia
   Micropanchax johnstoni (Gunther, 1894) -- Johnstons Topminnow
   Micropanchax loati (Boulenger, 1901) -- Nile Killifish
   Micropanchax macrophthalmus (Meinken, 1932) -- Lampeye Panchax
   Micropanchax pelagicus (Worthington, 1932)
   Micropanchax scheeli (Roman, 1970) -- Scheels Lampeye
   Micropoecilia bifurca (Eigenmann, 1909)
   Micropoecilia branneri (Eigenmann, 1894)
   Micropoecilia minima (Costa and Sarraf, 1997)
   Micropoecilia parae (Eigenmann, 1894)
   Micropoecilia picta (Regan, 1913) -- Swamp Guppies
   Neoheterandria cana (Meek and Hildebrand, 1913)
   Neoheterandria elegans Henn, 1916
   Neoheterandria tridentiger (Garman, 1895)
   Pamphorichthys araguaiensis Costa, 1991
   Pamphorichthys hasemani (Henn, 1916)
   Pamphorichthys hollandi (Henn, 1916)
   Pamphorichthys minor (Garman, 1895) -- Mini-molly
   Pamphorichthys scalpridens (Garman, 1895)
   Pantanodon madagascariensis (Arnoult, 1963)
   Pantanodon stuhlmanni (Ahl, 1924) -- Eastcoast Lampeye
   Phallichthys amates (Miller, 1907) -- Merry Widow Livebearer
   Phallichthys fairweatheri Rosen and Bailey, 1959 -- Picotee Livebearer
   Phallichthys quadripunctatus Bussing, 1979
   Phallichthys tico Bussing, 1963
   Phalloceros caudimaculatus (Hensel, 1868) -- Dusky Millions Fish
   Phalloptychus eigenmanni Henn, 1916
   Phalloptychus januarius (Hensel, 1868)
   Phallotorynus fasciolatus Henn, 1916
   Phallotorynus jucundus Ihering, 1930
   Phallotorynus victoriae Oliveros, 1983
   Plataplochilus cabindae (Boulenger, 1911)
   Plataplochilus chalcopyrus Lambert, 1963 -- Flame Lampeye
   Plataplochilus loemensis (Pellegrin, 1924) -- Loeme Lampeye
   Plataplochilus miltotaenia Lambert, 1963 -- Red Striped Lampeye
   Plataplochilus mimus Lambert, 1967 -- Mimic Lampeye
   Plataplochilus ngaensis (Ahl, 1924) -- Nga Lampeye
   Plataplochilus pulcher Lambert, 1967
   Plataplochilus terveri (Huber, 1981) -- Tervers Lampeye
   Poecilia amazonica Garman, 1895
   Poecilia boesemani Poeser, 2003
   Poecilia butleri Jordan, 1889 -- Pacific Molly
   Poecilia catemaconis Miller, 1975 -- Catemaco Molly
   Poecilia caucana (Steindachner, 1880)
   Poecilia caudofasciata (Regan, 1913)
   Poecilia chica Miller, 1975 -- Dwarf Molly
   Poecilia dauli Meyer and Radda, 2000
   Poecilia elegans (Trewavas, 1948) -- Elegant Molly
   Poecilia formosa (Girard, 1859) -- Amazon Molly
   Poecilia gillii (Kner, 1863)
   Poecilia hispaniolana Rivas, 1978 -- Hispaniola Molly
   Poecilia hybrid -- Lyretail Black Molly
   Poecilia koperi Poeser, 2003
   Poecilia kykesis Poeser, 2002
   Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821) -- Sailfin Molly
   Poecilia latipunctata Meek, 1904 -- Broadspotted Molly
   Poecilia marcellinoi Poeser, 1995
   Poecilia maylandi Meyer, 1983
   Poecilia mechthildae Meyer, Etzel and Bork, 2002
   Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863 -- Shortfin Molly
   Poecilia nicholsi (Myers, 1931)
   Poecilia orri Fowler, 1943 -- Mangrove Molly
   Poecilia petenensis Gunther, 1866 -- Peten Molly
   Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 -- Guppy
   Poecilia salvatoris Regan, 1907
   Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846 -- Molly; Mexican Molly
   Poecilia sulphuraria (Alvarez, 1948)
   Poecilia teresae Greenfield, 1990 -- Mountain Molly
   Poecilia vandepolli Van Lidth de Jeude, 1887
   Poecilia velifera (Regan, 1914) -- Sail-fin Molly
   Poecilia vivipara Bloch and Schneider, 1801
   Poecilia wandae Poeser, 2003
   Poeciliopsis baenschi Meyer, Radda, Riehl and Feichtinger, 1986
   Poeciliopsis balsas Hubbs, 1926
   Poeciliopsis catemaco Miller, 1975
   Poeciliopsis elongata (Gunther, 1866) -- Elongate Toothcarp
   Poeciliopsis fasciata (Meek, 1904)
   Poeciliopsis gracilis (Heckel, 1848) -- Porthole Livebearer
   Poeciliopsis hnilickai Meyer and Vogel, 1981
   Poeciliopsis infans (Woolman, 1894)
   Poeciliopsis latidens (Garman, 1895)
   Poeciliopsis lucida Miller, 1960
   Poeciliopsis lutzi (Meek, 1902)
   Poeciliopsis monacha Miller, 1960
   Poeciliopsis occidentalis (Baird and Girard, 1853) -- Gila Topminnow
   Poeciliopsis occidentalis occidentalis -- Gila Topminnow
   Poeciliopsis paucimaculata Bussing, 1967
   Poeciliopsis presidionis (Jordan and Culver, 1895)
   Poeciliopsis prolifica Miller, 1960
   Poeciliopsis retropinna (Regan, 1908)
   Poeciliopsis scarlli Meyer, Riehl, Dawes and Dibble, 1985
   Poeciliopsis turneri Miller, 1975
   Poeciliopsis turrubarensis (Meek, 1912)
   Poeciliopsis viriosa Miller, 1960
   Poropanchax hannerzi (Scheel, 1968) -- Hannerz Lampeye
   Poropanchax myersi (Poll, 1952) -- Hummingbird Lampeye
   Poropanchax stigmatopygus Wildekamp and Malumbres, 2004
   Priapella bonita (Meek, 1904)
   Priapella compressa Alvarez, 1948
   Priapella intermedia Alvarez and Carranza, 1952
   Priapella olmecae Meyer and Espinosa Pérez, 1990
   Priapichthys annectens (Regan, 1907)
   Priapichthys caliensis (Eigenmann and Henn, 1916)
   Priapichthys chocoensis (Henn, 1916)
   Priapichthys darienensis (Meek and Hildebrand, 1913)
   Priapichthys nigroventralis (Eigenmann and Henn, 1912)
   Priapichthys panamensis Meek and Hildebrand, 1916
   Priapichthys puetzi Meyer and Etzel, 1996
   Procatopus aberrans Ahl, 1927 -- Bluegreen Lampeye
   Procatopus lamberti (Daget, 1962) -- Lamberts Lampeye
   Procatopus nimbaensis (Daget, 1948) -- Mt Nimba Lampeye
   Procatopus nototaenia Boulenger, 1904 -- Large Finned Lampeye
   Procatopus schioetzi (Scheel, 1968) -- Schitz Lampeye
   Procatopus similis Ahl, 1927 -- Variable Lampeye
   Pseudopoecilia austrocolumbiana Radda, 1987
   Pseudopoecilia festae (Boulenger, 1898)
   Pseudopoecilia fria (Eigenmann and Henn, 1914)
   Quintana atrizona Hubbs, 1934 -- Barred Topminnow
   Scolichthys greenwayi Rosen, 1967
   Scolichthys iota Rosen, 1967
   Tomeurus gracilis Eigenmann, 1909
   Xenodexia ctenolepis Hubbs, 1950
   Xenophallus umbratilis (Meek, 1912)
   Xiphophorus alvarezi Rosen, 1960
   Xiphophorus andersi Meyer and Schartl, 1980
   Xiphophorus birchmanni Lechner and Radda, 1987
   Xiphophorus clemenciae Alvarez, 1959 -- Yellow Swordtail
   Xiphophorus continens Rauchenberger, Kallman and Morizot, 1990
   Xiphophorus cortezi Rosen, 1960
   Xiphophorus couchianus (Girard, 1859) -- Monterrey Platyfish
   Xiphophorus evelynae Rosen, 1960 -- Puebla Platyfish
   Xiphophorus gordoni Miller and Minckley, 1963 -- Northern Platyfish
   Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848 -- Green Swordtail; Xiphophorus helleri
   Xiphophorus kosszanderi Meyer and Wischnath, 1981
   Xiphophorus maculatus (Gunther, 1866) -- Southern Platyfish
   Xiphophorus malinche Rauchenberger, Kallman and Morizot, 1990
   Xiphophorus mayae Meyer and Schartl, 2002
   Xiphophorus meyeri Schartl and Schröder, 1988
   Xiphophorus milleri Rosen, 1960
   Xiphophorus montezumae Jordan and Snyder, 1899 -- Montezuma Swordtail
   Xiphophorus monticolus Kallman, Walter, Morizot and Kazianis, 2004
   Xiphophorus multilineatus Rauchenberger, Kallman and Morizot, 1990
   Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl Rauchenberger, Kallman and Morizot, 1990
   Xiphophorus nigrensis Rosen, 1960
   Xiphophorus pygmaeus Hubbs and Gordon, 1943 -- Pygmy Swordtail
   Xiphophorus roseni Meyer and Wischnath, 1981
   Xiphophorus signum Rosen and Kallman, 1969
   Xiphophorus variatus (Meek, 1904) -- Variable Platyfish
   Xiphophorus variatus xiphidium -- Variable Platyfish
   Xiphophorus xiphidium (Gordon, 1932)

Updated: 2015-05-06 21:40:39

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