Xiphophorus, Heckel, 1848

Xiphophorus View in CoL + Xenodexia + Poecilia + Limia + Pamphorichthys + Micropoecilia + “ Poecilia ”

Clade [108]

Diagnosis. Members of this clade share the following uniquely derived and unreversed feature: (1) Lateral wings on segments of R3 symmetrical [109-1**]. Additionally, members of this clade can be diagnosed by the following not uniquely derived and/or reversed features: (1) pelvicfin in adult males long, second ray extending beyond the end of anal-fin base [34-1]; (2) pelvic girdle of males very posterior, anterior border of basipterygium posterior to the posterior border of cleithrum [35-0]; (3) anterior tip of basipterygium in adult males clearly pointed [37-1]; (4) pleural ribs in adult males almost straight, slightly curving forward and not converging to the same point towards pelvic girdle [59-0]; and (5) spines on subdistal segments of R3 retrorse [108-2].