Xiphophorus
Sign in to saveXiphophorus is a genus of euryhaline and freshwater fishes in the family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes, native to Mexico and northern Central America. Xiphophorus species can be divided into three groups based on their evolutionary relationships: platyfish (or platies), northern swordtails, and southern swordtails. Platyfish formerly were classified in another genus, Platypoecilus, which is now obsolete. The type species is X. hellerii, the green swordtail. Like most other new world Poeciliids, platies and swordtails are live-bearers that use internal fertilization and give birth to
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Within Vinony's link graph, Xiphophorus is referenced by 65 other articles, and connects out to genus, hybrid and Swordtail.
It is catalogued under topics including Actinopterygii genera, Freshwater fish genera and Ovoviviparous fish.
Its subject is documented across 33 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCyprinodontiformes
- FamilyPoeciliidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 150
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Poeciliidae
- Collections
- FCB-UANL, ENCB-IPN, IBUNAM, FCN-UAQ, MSUM, SIO
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Costa Rica, United States, Guatemala
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Xiphophorus is a genus of euryhaline and freshwater fishes in the family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes, native to Mexico and northern Central America. Xiphophorus species can be divided into three groups based on their evolutionary relationships: platyfish (or platies), northern swordtails, and southern swordtails. Platyfish formerly were classified in another genus, Platypoecilus, which is now obsolete. The type species is X. hellerii, the green swordtail. Like most other new world Poeciliids, platies and swordtails are live-bearers that use internal fertilization and give birth to live young instead of laying eggs like the bulk of the world's fishes. All are relatively small fishes, which reach a maximum length of depending on the exact species involved.
==Distribution and conservation status== thumb|The Monterrey platyfish is one of three Xiphophorus species that is restricted to the southern [[Rio Grande basin and threatened]]
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