Systematics of the subfamily Poeciliinae Bonaparte (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), with an emphasis on the tribe Cnesterodontini Hubbs
Author
Lucinda, Paulo Henrique Franco
Author
Reis, Roberto E.
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Neotropical Ichthyology
2005
2005-03-31
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journal article
10.1590/S1679-62252005000100001
1982-0224
5417369
Tribe
Girardinini Hubbs
, new usage
[Clade 116]
Girardinini
Hubbs, 1924: 9
. Type-genus:
Girardinus
Poey, 1854
.
Diagnosis.
Girardinins can be diagnosed by the following not uniquely derived and/or reversed features: (1) width of first pelvic-fin ray in adult males decreasing abruptly at distal portion, distal slender portion long [41-1]; (2) distal portion of second and third gonactinosts fused [71-1]; (3) more distal elements of R6 branches totally fused [127-2]; and (4) dark patch of pigmentation along R3 [138-1].
Composition.
Genera
Girardinus
,
Phallichthys
,
Xenophallus
,
Poeciliopsis
,
Phalloptychus
.
Distribution.
USA
,
Mexico
,
Cuba
,
Belize
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Costa Rica
,
Panama
,
Colombia
, and
Brazil
.