Poeciliopsis
Poeciliopsis | |
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Gila topminnow (P. occidentalis) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Poeciliidae |
Tribe: | Heterandriini |
Genus: | Poeciliopsis Regan, 1913 |
Type species | |
D. S. Jordan & , 1895[1]
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Poeciliopsis is a genus of poeciliid fishes that primarily are native to Mexico and Central America. The only exceptions are P. turrubarensis where the range extends into Colombia, and P. occidentalis where the range extends into Arizona and New Mexico.
Species[]
There are currently 24 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- (, , & , 1986) (Golden livebearer)
- (C. L. Hubbs, 1926) (Balsas livebearer)
- (R. R. Miller, 1975) (Catemaco livebearer)
- (Günther, 1866) (Elongate toothcarp)
- (Meek, 1904) (San Jeronimo livebearer)
- (Heckel, 1848) (Porthole livebearer)
- ( & , 1981) (Upper Grijalva livebearer)
- (, 1894) (Lerma livebearer)
- (Garman, 1895) (Lowland livebearer)
- Poeciliopsis lucida (R. R. Miller, 1960) (Clearfin livebearer)
- (Meek, 1902) (Oaxaca livebearer)
- Poeciliopsis monacha (R. R. Miller, 1960) (Headwater livebearer)
- Poeciliopsis occidentalis (S. F. Baird & Girard, 1853) (Gila topminnow)
- (W. A. Bussing, 1967)
- (Günther, 1866) (Largespot livebearer)
- (D. S. Jordan & , 1895) (Sinaloa livebearer)
- Poeciliopsis prolifica (R. R. Miller, 1960) (Blackstripe livebearer)
- (Regan, 1908)
- (W. A. Bussing, 2008)
- (, , & , 1985) (Michoacan livebearer)
- Poeciliopsis sonoriensis (Girard, 1859) (Sonora topminnow)
- (R. R. Miller, 1975) (Blackspotted livebearer)
- (Meek, 1912)
- (R. R. Miller, 1960) (Chubby livebearer)
Hybrid species[]
Poeciliopsis monacha—occidentalis is a unisexual (all female) hybridogenic lineage. It is an ancient clonal lineage that appears to be more than 100,000 generations old.[3] The maternal ancestor was P. monacha and the paternal ancestor was P. occidentalis.
References[]
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Poeciliopsis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Poeciliopsis in FishBase. August 2012 version.
- ^ Quattro JM, Avise JC, Vrijenhoek RC (1992). "An ancient clonal lineage in the fish genus Poeciliopsis (Atheriniformes: Poeciliidae)". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 89 (1): 348–52. Bibcode:1992PNAS...89..348Q. doi:10.1073/pnas.89.1.348. PMC 48234. PMID 11607248.
Categories:
- Poeciliopsis
- Poeciliidae
- Freshwater fish genera
- Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan
- Ray-finned fish genera
- Cyprinodontiformes stubs