''Pamphorichthys'' is a
genus
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of
poeciliid
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s native to the
Amazon
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,
Paraguay
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,
São Francisco and
Itapicuru basins in
South America
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.
Some authorities consider ''Pamphorichthys'' to be a
subgenus
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In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...
of ''
Poecilia
''Poecilia'' is a genus of fishes in the family Poeciliidae of the order Cyprinodontiformes. These livebearers are native to fresh, brackish and salt water in the Americas, and some species in the genus are euryhaline. A few have adapted to livi ...
''.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Pamphorichthys araguaiensis''
W. J. E. M. Costa, 1991
* ''
Pamphorichthys hasemani''
(Henn
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As a given name
* Henn-Ants Kurg (1898–1943), Estonian military colonel and diplomat
* Henn Pärn (born 1941), Estonian politician
* Hen ...
, 1916)
* ''
Pamphorichthys hollandi''
(Henn
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Notable people with the name include:
As a given name
* Henn-Ants Kurg (1898–1943), Estonian military colonel and diplomat
* Henn Pärn (born 1941), Estonian politician
* Hen ...
, 1916)
* ''
Pamphorichthys minor''
( Garman, 1895) (Mini-molly)
* ''
Pamphorichthys pertapeh''
C. A. A. de Figueiredo, 2008
* ''
Pamphorichthys scalpridens''
( Garman, 1895)
References
Poeciliidae
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan
Ray-finned fish genera
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