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Poeciliidae

Sailfin Molly (Poecilia latipinna)

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Superclass:	Osteichthyes
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Poeciliidae

Genera

Alfaro
Belonesox
Brachyrhapis
Cnesterodon
Gambusia (mosquitofishes)
Girardichthys
Girardinus
Heterandria
Heterophallus
Jenynsia
Limia
Micropoecilia
Phallichthys
Phalloceros
Phalloptychus
Platypoecilus
Poecilia (mollies)
Poeciliopsis
Priapella
Pseudoxiphophorus
Quitana
Xiphophorus ( swordtails, platys)

Poeciliidae is a family of fresh-water fishes, which are ovo-viviparous (they give birth to live young; see also live-bearing aquarium fish). They belong to the order Cyprinodontiformes and include well-known aquarium fish like the guppy, molly, platy and swordtail.

References

"Poeciliidae." ITIS Standard Report. ( Integrated Taxonomic Information SystemThe Integrated Taxonomic Information System or ITIS is a partnership designed to provide consistent and reliable information on the taxonomy of biological species. ITIS was originally formed in 1996 as the Interagency Taxonomic Information System, an inte: National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., 2004-06-04). ITIS 165876

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