Pamphorichthys Explained

Pamphorichthys is a genus of poeciliids native to the Amazon, Paraguay, São Francisco and Itapicuru basins in South America.

Some authorities consider Pamphorichthys to be a subgenus of Poecilia.^[1]

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

• Pamphorichthys araguaiensis W. J. E. M. Costa, 1991
• Pamphorichthys hasemani (Henn, 1916)
• Pamphorichthys hollandi (Henn, 1916)
• Pamphorichthys minor (Garman, 1895) (Mini-molly)
• Pamphorichthys pertapeh C. A. A. de Figueiredo, 2008
• Pamphorichthys scalpridens (Garman, 1895)

Notes and References

1. Robert W. Meredith . Marcelo N. Pires . David N. Reznick . Mark S. Springer . 2010 . Molecular Phylogenetic Relationships and the evolution of the placenta in Poecilia (Micropoecilia) (Poeciliidae:Cyprinodontiformes) . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 55 . 2 . 631–639. 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.11.006 . 19922806 .