kingdom: Animalia >
phylum: Chordata >
subphylum: Vertebrata >
infraphylum: Gnathostomata >
parvphylum: Osteichthyes >
class: Actinopterygii >
order: Cyprinodontiformes >
family: Poeciliidae >
genus: Micropoecilia >
Central and South America: Trinidad to the Amazon River delta.
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