272. Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859

Common name. Guppy

Taxonomy. Original description: Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859: 412 [Guayre River, Caracas, Venezuela; syntypes: BMNH 1866.6.6.3 [ex ZMB] (1); ZMB 3468 (9), 3469 (8, lost)].

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. None.

Distribution in Iran. ―Distribution in River Basin: Namak Lake.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 447-Namak.

Status in Iran. [Exotic].—Mahi-e gupy.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018) and Eagderi et al. (2022).— Iran material: GUIC.

Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).