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Poecilia velifera (Regan, 1914)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Cyprinodontiformes
family
Poeciliidae
genus
Poecilia
species
Poecilia velifera

Name

Synonyms
Mollienesia velifera Regan, 1914
Mollienisia velifera Regan, 1914
Homonyms
Poecilia velifera (Regan, 1914)
Common names
Mexican sailfin molly in English
Mexican sailfin molly in English
Molly voile in French
Sail-fin Molly in English
Stor sejlfinnefisk in Danish
Topote de aleta grande in Spanish
Topote de vela in Spanish
Yucatan molly in English
Yucatan molly in English
Yucatan molly in English
Yucatán Molly in English
giant sailfin in language.
giant sailfin in English
giant sailfin in English
mexican sailfin molly in language.
topote aleta grande in Spanish
topote aleta grande in Spanish
topote aleta grande in Spanish
živorodka velkoploutvá in Czech
Моллинезия-велифера in Russian
Парусная моллинезия in Russian
مولي يوكاتانية in Arabic
帆鰭花鱂 in Chinese
帆鰭花鱂(摩利魚) in Chinese
摩利魚 in Chinese
摩麗 in Chinese
立帆摩麗 in Chinese
胎鱂 in Chinese
花鱂 in Chinese
Sail-fin Molly in English
Topote de aleta grande in Spanish
Yucatan molly in English
Yucatan molly in English
topote aleta grande in Spanish
topote aleta grande in Spanish

Bibliographic References

  1. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  2. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  3. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  4. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  5. Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds., 2004: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29. ix + 386.
  6. Riehl, R., and H. A. Baensch, 1989: null. Aquarium Atlas. 992.
  7. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
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