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.
| Pseudopoecilia | |
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| Pseudopoecilia fria, specimens | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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]
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Species edit
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 edit
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pseudopoecilia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Pseudopoecilia in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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