Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848

Lucinda, Paulo Henrique Franco & Reis, Roberto E., 2005, Systematics of the subfamily Poeciliinae Bonaparte (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), with an emphasis on the tribe Cnesterodontini Hubbs, Neotropical Ichthyology 3 (1), pp. 1-60 : 44

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scientific name	Xiphophorus Heckel
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Xiphophorus Heckel View in CoL View at ENA

Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848: 291 View in CoL . Type species: Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848 View in CoL . Type by subsequent designation. Gender: masculine.

Platypoecilus Günther, 1866: 350 . Type species: Platypoecilus maculatus Günther, 1866 View in CoL . Type by monotypy. Gender: masculine.

Composition. Xiphophorus alvarezi Rosen View in CoL , X. andersi Meyer & Schartl View in CoL , X. birchmanni Lechner & Radda View in CoL , X. clemenciae Alvarez View in CoL , X. continens Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot View in CoL , X. cortezi Rosen View in CoL , X. couchianus (Girard) View in CoL , X. evelynae Rosen View in CoL , X. gordoni Miller & Minckley View in CoL , X. hellerii Heckel View in CoL , X. kallmani Meyer & Schartl View in CoL , X. kosszanderi Meyer & Wischnath View in CoL , X. maculatus (Günther) View in CoL ; X. malinche Rauchenberger, Kallman & Mozirot View in CoL , X. mayae Meyer & Schartl View in CoL , X. meyeri Schartl & Schröder View in CoL , X. milleri Rosen View in CoL , X. mixei Kallman, Walter, Morizot & Kazianis View in CoL , X. montezumae View in CoL Jordan & Snyder, X. monticolus Kallman, Walter, Morizot & Kazianis. View in CoL X. multilineatus Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot View in CoL , X. nezahualcoyotl Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot View in CoL , X. nigrensis Rosen View in CoL , X. pygmaeus Hubbs & Gordon View in CoL , X. signum Rosen & Kallman View in CoL , X. variatus (Meek) View in CoL ; X. xiphidium (Gordon) View in CoL .

Distribution. Mexico to Belize (Atlantic drainages).

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Cyprinodontiformes
Family	Poeciliidae

Xiphophorus Heckel

Lucinda, Paulo Henrique Franco & Reis, Roberto E. 2005

2005

Platypoecilus Günther, 1866: 350

Gunther, A 1866: 350

1866

Xiphophorus

Heckel, J 1848: 291

1848

Specimens

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