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''Phallichthys'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
poeciliid The Poeciliidae are a family of freshwater fishes of the order Cyprinodontiformes, the tooth-carps, and include well-known live-bearing aquarium fish, such as the guppy, molly, platy, and swordtail. The original distribution of the family wa ...
s native to
Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...
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Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''
Phallichthys amates ''Phallichthys'' is a genus of poeciliids native to Central America. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Phallichthys amates'' ( N. Miller, 1907) (Merry widow livebearer) * '' Phallichthys fairweatheri'' D. ...
'' ( N. Miller, 1907) (Merry widow livebearer) * ''
Phallichthys fairweatheri ''Phallichthys'' is a genus of poeciliids native to Central America. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''Phallichthys amates'' ( N. Miller, 1907) (Merry widow livebearer) * '' Phallichthys fairweatheri'' D. E ...
'' D. E. Rosen & R. M. Bailey, 1959 (Picotee livebearer) * ''
Phallichthys quadripunctatus ''Phallichthys'' is a genus of poeciliids native to Central America. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''Phallichthys amates'' ( N. Miller, 1907) (Merry widow livebearer) * '' Phallichthys fairweatheri'' D. E ...
'' W. A. Bussing, 1979 * ''
Phallichthys tico ''Phallichthys tico'', the dwarf merry widow, is a livebearer fish from Central America. It lives in turbid, stagnant waters, often among aquatic plants, and feeds mainly on plant matter. It is sometimes kept in aquaria. Taxonomy and evolution ...
'' W. A. Bussing, 1963


References

Poeciliidae Freshwater fish of Central America Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Carl Leavitt Hubbs Ray-finned fish genera {{Cyprinodontiformes-stub