Girardinini Hubbs, 1924

Lucinda, Paulo Henrique Franco & Reis, Roberto E., 2005, Systematics of the subfamily Poeciliinae Bonaparte (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), with an emphasis on the tribe Cnesterodontini Hubbs, Neotropical Ichthyology 3 (1), pp. 1-60 : 42

Tribe Girardinini Hubbs , new usage

[Clade 116]

Girardinini Hubbs, 1924: 9 . Type-genus: Girardinus Poey, 1854 .

Diagnosis. Girardinins can be diagnosed by the following not uniquely derived and/or reversed features: (1) width of first pelvic-fin ray in adult males decreasing abruptly at distal portion, distal slender portion long [41-1]; (2) distal portion of second and third gonactinosts fused [71-1]; (3) more distal elements of R6 branches totally fused [127-2]; and (4) dark patch of pigmentation along R3 [138-1].

Composition. Genera Girardinus , Phallichthys , Xenophallus , Poeciliopsis , Phalloptychus .

Distribution. USA, Mexico, Cuba, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Brazil.