Poecilia kykesis

Poecilia kykesis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinodontoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes Subordo: Cyprinodontoidei

Familia: Poeciliidae
Subfamilia: Poeciliinae
Tribus: Poeciliini
Genus: Poecilia
Species: Poecilia kykesis

Name

Poecilia kykesis Poeser, 2002

Syntypes: BMNH 1864.1.26.375 (3), 1864.1.26.376 (1), 2008.5.27.1 (1, skeleton); ZMB 6082 (1).

Type locality: Lake Petén, Guatemala.

Homonyms

Mollienesia petenensis Günther, 1866

References

• Poeser, F.N. 2002. Poecilia kykesis nom. nov., a new name for Mollienesia petenensis Günther, 1866, and redescription, revalidation and the designation of a lectotype for Poecilia petenensis Günther, 1866 (Teleostei: Poeciliidae). Contributions to Zoology 70(4): 243–246. Online. PDF (direct download). Reference page. 

Links

• Poecilia kykesis in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on May 25, 2015.
• Poecilia kykesis – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).