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Xiphophorus  Heckel, 1848
Taxonomic Serial No.: 165919

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Platypoecilus Günther, 1866
  
  Common Name(s): swordtails [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2004   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderCyprinodontiformes Berg, 1940 – cyprinodonts, cyprinodontiforms, cyprinodontes, killifishes  
                               SuborderCyprinodontoidei  – cyprinodontoids  
                                  FamilyPoeciliidae Garman, 1895 – livebearers, topminnows, poecilies, topotes y espadas, poeciliids, livebearing toothcarps  
                                     SubfamilyPoeciliinae Garman, 1895 – livebearers  
                                        GenusXiphophorus Heckel, 1848 – swordtails  
    Direct Children:  
                                           Species Xiphophorus alvarezi Rosen, 1960 – Chiapas swordtail, espada de Comitán 
                                           Species Xiphophorus andersi Meyer and Schartl, 1980 – espada del Atoyac, spiketail platyfish 
                                           Species Xiphophorus birchmanni Lechner and Radda, 1987 – espada del Tempoal, sheepshead swordtail 
                                           Species Xiphophorus clemenciae Alvarez, 1959 – Coatzacoalcos swordtail, espada de Clemencia 
                                           Species Xiphophorus continens Rauchenberger, Kallman and Morizot, 1990 – espada de Quince, short-sword platyfish 
                                           Species Xiphophorus cortezi Rosen, 1960 – delicate swordtail, espada fina 
                                           Species Xiphophorus couchianus (Girard, 1859) – espada de Monterrey, Monterrey platyfish 
                                           Species Xiphophorus evelynae Rosen, 1960 – espada del Necaxa, reticulate platyfish 
                                           Species Xiphophorus gordoni Miller and Minckley, 1963 – Cuatro Cienegas platyfish, espada de Cuatro Ciénegas 
                                           Species Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848 – cola de espada, green swordtail 
                                           Species Xiphophorus kallmani Meyer and Schartl, 2003  
                                           Species Xiphophorus kosszanderi Meyer and Wischnath, 1981  
                                           Species Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) – platy, southern platyfish, espada sureña 
                                           Species Xiphophorus malinche Rauchenberger, Kallman and Morizot, 1990 – espada de Malinche, highland swordtail 
                                           Species Xiphophorus mayae Meyer and Schartl, 2002  
                                           Species Xiphophorus meyeri Schartl and Schröder, 1988 – espada de Múzquiz, marbled swordtail 
                                           Species Xiphophorus milleri Rosen, 1960 – Catemaco platyfish, espada de Catemaco 
                                           Species Xiphophorus montezumae Jordan and Snyder, 1899 – mexican swordfish, montezuma helleri, espada de Moctezuma, Moctezuma swordtail, Mexican swordfish, Montezuma helleri 
                                           Species Xiphophorus multilineatus Rauchenberger, Kallman and Morizot, 1990  
                                           Species Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl Rauchenberger, Kallman and Morizot, 1990 – espada montañes, mountain swordtail 
                                           Species Xiphophorus nigrensis Rosen, 1960 – espada pigmea El Abra, Panuco swordtail 
                                           Species Xiphophorus pygmaeus Hubbs and Gordon, 1943 – dwarf helleri, dwarf swordtail, pygmy swordtail, espada pigmea delgada, dwarf helleri, dwarf swordtail 
                                           Species Xiphophorus roseni Meyer and Wischnath, 1981  
                                           Species Xiphophorus signum Rosen and Kallman, 1969  
                                           Species Xiphophorus variatus (Meek, 1904) – variable platyfish, variegated platy, espada de Valles 
                                           Species Xiphophorus xiphidium (Gordon, 1932) – swordtail platy, espada del Soto La Marina, swordtail platyfish, swordtail platy 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Wayne C. Starnes  
  Notes: Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA   
  Reference for: Xiphophorus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004, website (version 10-May-04)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Xiphophorus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Xiphophorus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes  
  Publication Date: 2003   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
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  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998   
  Reference for: Xiphophorus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Eschmeyer, William N.  
  Publication Date: 1990   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Genera of Recent Fishes   
  Page(s): iii + 697   
  Publisher: California Academy of Sciences   
  Publication Place: San Francisco, CA, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-940228-23-8   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Xiphophorus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Eschmeyer, William N., ed.  
  Publication Date: 1998   
  Article/Chapter Title: Catalog of Fishes   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3   
  Page(s): 2905   
  Publisher: California Academy of Sciences   
  Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-940228-47-5   
  Notes: Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932   
  Reference for: Xiphophorus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Ghedotti, Michael J.  
  Publication Date: 1999   
  Article/Chapter Title: Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of the poecilioid fishes (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 130, no. 1   
  Page(s): 1-53   
  Publisher: The Linnean Society of London   
  Publication Place: London, England   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Xiphophorus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Nelson, Joseph S.  
  Publication Date: 1994   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Fishes of the World, Third Edition   
  Page(s): xvii + 600   
  Publisher: John Wiley and Sons   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-471-54713-1   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Xiphophorus   
       

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