blackstripe livebearer
Poeciliopsis prolifica Miller, 1960
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Poeciliopsis prolifica, or the blackstripe livebearer, is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Poeciliidae. It is endemic to Mexico. It is a viviparous species and the female can have several clutches of young developing internally at the same time, hence the specific name prolifica, from the Latin proles, "offspring" and ferax, "rich, fruitful" in reference to the great number of young produced.
Wikipedia contributors, Poeciliopsis prolifica; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:56:13.206713+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Poeciliopsis prolifica Miller, 1960
- Name authority
- Miller, 1960
- Common name
- blackstripe livebearer
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Family
- Poeciliidae
- Genus
- Poeciliopsis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCyprinodontiformes
- familyPoeciliidae Bonaparte, 1831
- subfamilyPoeciliinae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusPoeciliopsis Regan, 1913
- speciesPoeciliopsis prolifica Miller, 1960
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Poeciliopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Golden LivebearerPoeciliopsis baenschi Meyer, Radda, Riehl & Feichtinger, 1986 | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Balsas LivebearerPoeciliopsis balsas Hubbs, 1926 | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Catemaco LivebearerPoeciliopsis catemaco Miller, 1975 | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lerma LivebearerPoeciliopsis infans (Woolman, 1894) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Headwater LivebearerPoeciliopsis monacha Miller, 1960 | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Poeciliopsis occidentalis (Baird & Girard, 1853) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Poeciliopsis paucimaculata Bussing, 1967 | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Poeciliopsis santaelena Bussing, 2008 | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Poeciliopsis scarlli Meyer, Riehl, Dawes & Dibble, 1985 | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blackspotted LivebearerPoeciliopsis turneri Miller, 1975 | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chubby LivebearerPoeciliopsis viriosa Miller, 1960 | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Poeciliopsis jackschultzi Conway, Mateos & Vrijenhoek, 2019 | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Miller, R. R. (1960). Four new species of viviparous fishes, genus Poeciliopsis, from northwestern Mexico. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, No. 619: 1–11, Pls. 1–2. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4KSTW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.