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s native to the

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Poecilia ''Poecilia'' is a genus of fishes in the family Poeciliidae of the order Cyprinodontiformes. These livebearers are native to fresh, brackish and salt water in the Americas, and some species in the genus are euryhaline. A few have adapted to livin ...

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Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * ''

Pamphorichthys araguaiensis ''Pamphorichthys'' is a genus of poeciliids native to the Amazon, Paraguay, São Francisco and Itapicuru basins in South America. Some authorities consider ''Pamphorichthys'' to be a subgenus of ''Poecilia''. Species There are currently six r ...

'' W. J. E. M. Costa, 1991 * ''

Pamphorichthys hasemani ''Pamphorichthys'' is a genus of poeciliids native to the Amazon, Paraguay, São Francisco and Itapicuru basins in South America. Some authorities consider ''Pamphorichthys'' to be a subgenus of ''Poecilia''. Species There are currently six r ...

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Pamphorichthys hollandi ''Pamphorichthys'' is a genus of poeciliids native to the Amazon, Paraguay, São Francisco and Itapicuru basins in South America. Some authorities consider ''Pamphorichthys'' to be a subgenus of ''Poecilia''. Species There are currently six r ...

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Pamphorichthys minor ''Pamphorichthys'' is a genus of poeciliids native to the Amazon, Paraguay, São Francisco and Itapicuru basins in South America. Some authorities consider ''Pamphorichthys'' to be a subgenus of ''Poecilia''. Species There are currently six r ...

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, 1895) (Mini-molly) * ''

Pamphorichthys pertapeh ''Pamphorichthys'' is a genus of poeciliids native to the Amazon, Paraguay, São Francisco and Itapicuru basins in South America. Some authorities consider ''Pamphorichthys'' to be a subgenus of ''Poecilia''. Species There are currently six r ...

'' C. A. A. de Figueiredo, 2008 * ''

Pamphorichthys scalpridens ''Pamphorichthys'' is a genus of poeciliids native to the Amazon, Paraguay, São Francisco and Itapicuru basins in South America. Some authorities consider ''Pamphorichthys'' to be a subgenus of ''Poecilia''. Species There are currently six r ...

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References

Poeciliidae Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan Ray-finned fish genera {{Cyprinodontiformes-stub