273. Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848

Common name. Green swardtail

Taxonomy. Original description: Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848: 291, pl. 8 (figs. 1-3) [Orizaba, Mexico [Atlantic]; syntypes: NMW 60543 (8)] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Heckel (1848: 291, pl. 8 (figs. 1-3).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Namak Lake, Persis.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 442- Upper Tigris & Euphrates, 447-Namak.

Status in Iran. [Exotic].—Mahi-e Dom shamshiri.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).―Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).