Poeciliidae

155 species in this family

The Poeciliidae family includes 155 species in the guide. Browse them all below with photos, identification details and distribution — and identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.

Alfaro

Alfaro cultratus

Poeciliidae

Amazon molly

Poecilia formosa

Poeciliidae

Amistad gambusia

Gambusia amistadensis

Poeciliidae

Bahama gambusia

Gambusia manni

Poeciliidae

Balsas livebearer

Poeciliopsis balsas

Poeciliidae

Banded lampeye

Aplocheilichthys spilauchen

Poeciliidae

Banded limia

Limia vittata

Poeciliidae

Barbados millions

Poecilia reticulata

Poeciliidae

Barred livebearer

Carlhubbsia stuarti

Poeciliidae

Barred livebearer

Heterandria jonesii

Poeciliidae

Barred livebearer

Poeciliopsis turrubarensis

Poeciliidae

Barred Topminnow

Quintana atrizona

Poeciliidae

Big Bend gambusia

Gambusia gaigei

Poeciliidae

Big tailed lampeye

Lacustricola macrurus

Poeciliidae

Bishop toothcarp

Brachyrhaphis episcopi

Poeciliidae

Black-bellied limia

Limia melanogaster

Poeciliidae

Blackbanded limia

Limia melanonotata

Poeciliidae

Blackbarred limia

Limia nigrofasciata

Poeciliidae

Blackfin gambusia

Gambusia atrora

Poeciliidae

Blackstripe livebearer

Poeciliopsis prolifica

Poeciliidae

Blue lampeye

Procatopus nototaenia

Poeciliidae

Blue lampeye

Hylopanchax stictopleuron

Poeciliidae

Blue-eye

Poropanchax normani

Poeciliidae

Bluegreen lampeye

Procatopus aberrans

Poeciliidae

Bottle toothcarp

Tomeurus gracilis

Poeciliidae

Broadspotted molly

Poecilia latipunctata

Poeciliidae

Bukoba lampeye

Lacustricola bukobanus

Poeciliidae

Cabinda lampeye

Plataplochilus cabindae

Poeciliidae

Cali livebearer

Priapichthys caliensis

Poeciliidae

Caribbean Gambusia

Gambusia puncticulata

Poeciliidae

Carnegie's toothcarp

Cnesterodon carnegiei

Poeciliidae

Cascajal livebearer

Brachyrhaphis cascajalensis

Poeciliidae

Catemaco livebearer

Poeciliopsis catemaco

Poeciliidae

Catemaco molly

Poecilia catemaconis

Poeciliidae

Catemaco platyfish

Xiphophorus milleri

Poeciliidae

Cauca molly

Poecilia caucana

Poeciliidae

Cental east african lampeye

Lacustricola centralis

Poeciliidae

Champoton swordtail

Carlhubbsia kidderi

Poeciliidae

Chiapas swordtail

Xiphophorus alvarezi

Poeciliidae

Clear Creek gambusia

Gambusia heterochir

Poeciliidae

Clear livebearer

Poeciliopsis lucida

Poeciliidae

Coatzacoalcos swordtail

Xiphophorus clemenciae

Poeciliidae

Creole Topminnow

Girardinus creolus

Poeciliidae

Cuatro Cienegas platyfish

Xiphophorus gordoni

Poeciliidae

Cuban gambusia

Gambusia pseudopunctata

Poeciliidae

Cuban Gambusia

Gambusia punctata

Poeciliidae

Delicate swordtail

Xiphophorus cortezi

Poeciliidae

Domingo gambusia

Gambusia dominicensis

Poeciliidae

Dusky millions fish

Phalloceros caudimaculatus

Poeciliidae

East coast lampeye

Pantanodon stuhlmanni

Poeciliidae

Eastern mosquitofish

Gambusia holbrooki

Poeciliidae

Elongate livebearer

Poeciliopsis elongata

Poeciliidae

Eye spot toothcarp

Poecilia vivipara

Poeciliidae

Eyespot lampeye

Lacustricola omoculatus

Poeciliidae

Few-spotted toothcarp

Poeciliopsis paucimaculata

Poeciliidae

Fria toothcarp

Pseudopoecilia fria

Poeciliidae

Fuelleborns's lampeye

Micropanchax fuelleborni

Poeciliidae

Giant sailfin molly

Poecilia velifera

Poeciliidae

Gila topminnow

Poeciliopsis occidentalis

Poeciliidae

Gill's molly

Poecilia gillii

Poeciliidae

Goldbelly Topminnow

Girardinus falcatus

Poeciliidae

Green swordtail

Xiphophorus hellerii

Poeciliidae

Greenway's toothcarp

Scolichthys greenwayi

Poeciliidae

Grijalva studfish

Xenodexia ctenolepis

Poeciliidae

Gulf gambusia

Gambusia vittata

Poeciliidae

Headwater livebearer

Poeciliopsis monacha

Poeciliidae

Hessfeld's livebearer

Brachyrhaphis hessfeldi

Poeciliidae

Highland swordtail

Xiphophorus multilineatus

Poeciliidae

Hispaniola molly

Poecilia hispaniolana

Poeciliidae

Hispaniolan gambusia

Gambusia hispaniolae

Poeciliidae

Holland's molly

Pamphorichthys hollandi

Poeciliidae

Hubers knife livebearer

Alfaro huberi

Poeciliidae

Isthmian priapella

Priapella intermedia

Poeciliidae

Jamaican gambusia

Gambusia melapleura

Poeciliidae

January toothcarp

Phalloptychus januarius

Poeciliidae

Johnston's topminnow

Micropanchax johnstoni

Poeciliidae

Katanga lampeye

Lacustricola katangae

Poeciliidae

Kongoro lampeye

Lacustricola kongoranensis

Poeciliidae

Lake lampeye

Lacustricola lacustris

Poeciliidae

Least killifish

Heterandria formosa

Poeciliidae

Lerma livebearer

Poeciliopsis infans

Poeciliidae

Lerma livebearer

Poeciliopsis viriosa

Poeciliidae

Liberty molly

Poecilia salvatoris

Poeciliidae

Live-bearing tooth-carp

Gambusia affinis

Poeciliidae

Loeme lampeye

Plataplochilus loemensis

Poeciliidae

Lowland livebearer

Poeciliopsis latidens

Poeciliidae

Lualaba lampeye

Lacustricola lualabaensis

Poeciliidae

Malinche swordtail

Xiphophorus malinche

Poeciliidae

Mangrove gambusia

Gambusia rhizophorae

Poeciliidae

Mangrove molly

Poecilia orri

Poeciliidae

Marbled swordtail

Xiphophorus meyeri

Poeciliidae

Meander lampeye

Micropanchax hutereaui

Poeciliidae

Merry widow

Phallichthys amates

Poeciliidae

Metallic livebearer

Girardinus metallicus

Poeciliidae

Mexican swordtail

Xiphophorus montezumae

Poeciliidae

Miragoane gambusia

Gambusia beebei

Poeciliidae

Moero lampeye

Lacustricola moeruensis

Poeciliidae

Monterrey Platyfish

Xiphophorus couchianus

Poeciliidae

Moon

Xiphophorus maculatus

Poeciliidae

Mosquito fish

Gambusia nicaraguensis

Poeciliidae

Mountain swordatail

Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl

Poeciliidae

Mt. Nimba lampeye

Rhexipanchax nimbaensis

Poeciliidae

Natal lampeye

Lacustricola myaposae

Poeciliidae

Nga lampeye

Plataplochilus ngaensis

Poeciliidae

Nile lampeye

Micropanchax antinorii

Poeciliidae

Oblique livebearer

Pseudoxiphophorus obliquus

Poeciliidae

Orange finned toothcarp

Priapichthys annectens

Poeciliidae

Pacific molly

Poecilia butleri

Poeciliidae

Painted livebearer

Micropoecilia picta

Poeciliidae

Panuco gambusia

Gambusia panuco

Poeciliidae

Panuco swordtail

Xiphophorus nigrensis

Poeciliidae

Para molly

Poecilia parae

Poeciliidae

Pecos gambusia

Gambusia nobilis

Poeciliidae

Perugia's limia

Limia perugiae

Poeciliidae

Picotee livebearer

Phallichthys fairweatheri

Poeciliidae

Pike killifish

Belonesox belizanus

Poeciliidae

Porthole livebearer

Poeciliopsis gracilis

Poeciliidae

Pygmy swordtail

Xiphophorus pygmaeus

Poeciliidae

Red striped lampeye

Plataplochilus miltotaenia

Poeciliidae

Ruwenzori lampeye

Platypanchax modestus

Poeciliidae

Sailfin molly

Poecilia latipinna

Poeciliidae

San Jeronimo livebearer

Poeciliopsis fasciata

Poeciliidae

Schioetz's lampeye

Rhexipanchax schioetzi

Poeciliidae

Shadow toothcarp

Xenophallus umbratilis

Poeciliidae

Sheepshead swordtail

Xiphophorus birchmanni

Poeciliidae

Short-finned molly

Poecilia sphenops

Poeciliidae

Shortfin molly

Poecilia mexicana

Poeciliidae

Singlespot Topminnow

Girardinus uninotatus

Poeciliidae

Sleek mosquitofish

Gambusia luma

Poeciliidae

Slender mirror livebearer

Priapella compressa

Poeciliidae

Smallfinger Topminnow

Girardinus microdactylus

Poeciliidae

Soconusco gambusia

Brachyrhaphis hartwegi

Poeciliidae

Southern deepbody

Hypsopanchax jubbi

Poeciliidae

Stripped gambusia

Gambusia sexradiata

Poeciliidae

Sulphur molly

Poecilia sulphuraria

Poeciliidae

Sunset platy

Xiphophorus variatus

Poeciliidae

Swordtail platyfish

Xiphophorus xiphidium

Poeciliidae

Tanganyika lampeye

Lacustricola pumilus

Poeciliidae

Tanganyika lampeye

Lamprichthys tanganicanus

Poeciliidae

Ten spotted live-bearer

Cnesterodon decemmaculatus

Poeciliidae

Terraba toothcarp

Brachyrhaphis terrabensis

Poeciliidae

Terver's lampeye

Plataplochilus terveri

Poeciliidae

Tex-Mex gambusia

Gambusia speciosa

Poeciliidae

Tiburon limia

Limia heterandria

Poeciliidae

Tiburon Peninsula limia

Limia dominicensis

Poeciliidae

Tiger teddy

Neoheterandria tridentiger

Poeciliidae

Toothy Topminnow

Girardinus denticulatus

Poeciliidae

Turner's livebearer

Poeciliopsis turneri

Poeciliidae

Twospot livebearer

Heterandria bimaculata

Poeciliidae

Vandepoll's molly

Poecilia vandepolli

Poeciliidae

Variable lampeye

Procatopus similis

Poeciliidae

Wray's gambusia

Gambusia wrayi

Poeciliidae

Yucatan gambusia

Gambusia yucatana

Poeciliidae

Zaire lampeye

Hypsopanchax platysternus

Poeciliidae

Zebra lampeye

Hypsopanchax zebra

Poeciliidae