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Poecilia is a genus of freshwater fish in family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes.[1] The type species is P. vivipara. Live-bearers, the Poecilia species are collectively known as mollies, with the exception of Endler's livebearer (P. wingei) and the famous guppy (P. reticulata). The family Poeciliidae, which also includes such well-known fishes as the southern platyfish or "platy" (Xiphophorus maculatus), and the green swordtail (X. hellerii).
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Sailfin molly (Poecilia latipinna) | |
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IUCN list two of the species, the sulphur molly, P. sulphuraria, and the broadspotted molly, P. latipunctata, as Critically Endangered.
The generic name Poecilia derives from the Greek ποικίλος (variegated), in reference to the fishes' coloration.