Pseudopoecilia
Pseudopoecilia fria, specimens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Tribe: Heterandriini
Genus: Pseudopoecilia
Regan, 1913
Type species
Poecilia festae
Boulenger, 1898[1]

Pseudopoecilia is a genus of small poeciliid fishes native to rivers, streams, springs, ponds and pools in the Chocó-Tumbes region in southwestern Colombia, western Ecuador and northwestern Peru.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Pseudopoecilia austrocolumbiana Radda, 1987
  • Pseudopoecilia festae (Boulenger, 1898)
  • Pseudopoecilia fria (C. H. Eigenmann & Henn, 1914)

References

  1. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pseudopoecilia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Pseudopoecilia in FishBase. August 2012 version.


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