Taxonomy Profile: Poecilia sphenops (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1846)

Poecilia sphenops: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Mollienisia sphenops
Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes 1846
Common Name(s):
black molly []
liberty mollly []
mollie []
molly []
pointed-mouth molly []
liberty molly []
Mexican molly []
topote mexicano []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Poecilia sphenops: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Cyprinodontiformes
killifishes |
cyprinodontes |
cyprinodontiforms |
cyprinodonts |
Suborder : Cyprinodontoidei
cyprinodontoids |
Family : Poeciliidae
livebearers |
topminnows |
poeciliids |
livebearing toothcarps |
poecilies |
topotes y espadas |
Subfamily : Poeciliinae
livebearers |
Genus : Poecilia
livebearers |
mollies |
Species : Poecilia sphenops
black molly |
liberty mollly |
mollie |
molly |
pointed-mouth molly |
liberty molly |
Mexican molly |
topote mexicano |
Poecilia sphenops Direct Children(s):
Poecilia sphenops: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Wayne C. Starnes
Notes:
Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA
Reference for:
Poecilia sphenops
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Poecilia sphenops
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004
Acquired:
2004-05-13
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Poecilia sphenops
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Shiino, Sueo M.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1976-09-01 / 1976-09-01
Article/Chapter Title:
List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4
Page(s):
262
Publisher:
Shima Marineland
Publication Place:
Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan
ISBN/ISSN:
/0385-1109
Notes:
Reference for:
Poecilia sphenops
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Riehl, R., and H. A. Baensch
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1989-01-01 / 1989-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Aquarium Atlas
Page(s):
992
Publisher:
Hans A. Baensch
Publication Place:
Melle, Germany
ISBN/ISSN:
3-88244-050-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Poecilia sphenops
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-12-31 / 2003-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Poecilia sphenops
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Parenti, Lynne R. / Carpenter, Kent E., and Volker H. Niem, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1999-01-01 / 1999-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Poeciliidae: Livebearing toothcarps
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes: The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific, vol. 4: Bony fishes, part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae)
Page(s):
2199-2200
Publisher:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publication Place:
Rome, Italy
ISBN/ISSN:
92-5-104301-9/1020-6868
Notes:
Reference for:
Poecilia sphenops
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2004-01-01 / 2004-07-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29
Page(s):
ix + 386
Publisher:
American Fisheries Society
Publication Place:
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-888569-61-1/0097-0638
Notes:
Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams
Reference for:
Poecilia sphenops
Poecilia sphenops: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caribbean Territories / Introduced
Poecilia sphenops: Comments