Xiphophorus hellerii, captive-bred red variant, male (top) and female (below)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Cyprinodontiformes
Family:
Poeciliidae
Genus:
Xiphophorus
Species:
X. hellerii
Binomial name
Xiphophorus hellerii
Heckel, 1848
The green swordtail (Xiphophorus hellerii) is a species of freshwater/brackish fish in family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes.[2] A live-bearer, it is closely related to the southern platyfish or 'platy' (X. maculatus) and can crossbreed with it. It is native to an area of North and Central America stretching from Veracruz, Mexico, to northwestern Honduras.
^Daniels, A.; Maiz-Tome, L. (2019). "Xiphophorus hellerii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191780A2002911. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191780A2002911.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Xiphophorus hellerii" in FishBase. November 2013 version.
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