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	<dwc:Kingdom>Animalia</dwc:Kingdom>
	<dwc:Phylum>Chordata</dwc:Phylum>
	<dwc:Class>Teleostei</dwc:Class>
	<dwc:Order>Cyprinodontiformes</dwc:Order>
	<dwc:Family>Poeciliidae</dwc:Family>
	<dwc:Genus>Poecilia</dwc:Genus>
	<dwc:ScientificName>Poecilia sphenops Valenciennes, 1846</dwc:ScientificName>
	<commonName xml:lang='pl'>Molinezja ostrousta</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='cs'>Živorodka ostrotlamá</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='da'>Almindelig molly</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='de'>Spitzmaulkärpfling</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='de'>Wildmolly</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Black mollie</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Black Molly</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Liberty mollie</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Mexican molly</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Molly</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='et'>Teravnina-kirevkala</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fi'>Molli</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Molly</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='ru'>Chernaya mollineziya</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='sk'>Živorodka ostropyská</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='sv'>Molly</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='es'>Topote mexicano</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Machuri</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>黑花鮰(摩丽鱼)</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>黑花鮰(摩麗魚)</commonName>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Gambusia modesta Troschel, 1865</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Gambusia plumbea Troschel, 1865</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Lembesseia parvianalis Fowler, 1949</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Mollienesia altissima Hubbs, 1936</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='misapplied name'>Mollienesia gracilis (non Regan, 1913)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Mollienesia macrura Hubbs, 1935</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Mollienesia pallida de Buen, 1943</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Mollienesia sphenops altissima Hubbs, 1936</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Mollienesia sphenops macrura Hubbs, 1935</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Mollienesia sphenops pallida de Buen, 1943</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Mollienesia sphenops vantynei Hubbs, 1935</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Mollienesia vantynei Hubbs, 1935</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Mollienisia sphenops (Valenciennes, 1846)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Platypoecilus mentalis Gill, 1877</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Platypoecilus nelsoni Meek, 1904</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Platypoecilus tropicus Meek, 1907</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Poecilia boucardii Steindachner, 1878</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Poecilia caudata Meek, 1909</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Poecilia chisoyensis Günther, 1866</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Poecilia dovii Günther, 1866</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Poecilia spilonota Regan, 1908</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Poecilia spilurus Günther, 1866</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Poecilia tenuis Meek, 1907</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Poecilia thermalis Steindachner, 1863</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Poecilia vandepolli arubensis van Lidth de Jeude, 1887</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Poecilia vetiprovidentiae Fowler, 1950</synonym>
	<dcterms:created>1991-10-23</dcterms:created>
	<dcterms:modified>2016-11-10</dcterms:modified>
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