Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866)

Esmaeili, Hamid Reza & Hamidan, Neshat, 2023, Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist, Zootaxa 5330 (2), pp. 201-226 : 219

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8253174
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scientific name	Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866)
status

Treatment

47. Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) View in CoL View at ENA ―Platy, Southern Platyfish― Exotic

Taxonomy. Original description: Platypoecilus maculatus Günther, 1866:350 View in CoL [ Mexico (Central America); Syntypes: BMNH 1857.7.31.11-12 (2) ]. Synonyms: Platypoecilus nigra Brind, 1914 View in CoL ; Platypoecilus maculatus var. nigra Gerlach, 1912 View in CoL ; Platypoecilus maculatus var. pulchra Schreitmüller, 1910 View in CoL ; Platypoecilus rubra Stansch, 1914 View in CoL .

Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Saudi Arabia by Al-Kahem-Al-Balawi et al. (2008); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020).

General distribution. Southern North America and central America: Atlantic slope of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala; introduced widely elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater.

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Wadi Hanifah near Riyadh; Al- Kharj and Layla Lake south of Riyadh; Al-Ahsa Oasis in eastern province.

Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade.

Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry.

Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).