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Short-sword Platyfish (Xiphophorus continens)
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Poeciliidae

Short-sword Platyfish

Xiphophorus continens

Two Point Five Centimeters Poeciliid Fish of Mexican Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Short-sword Platyfish is a freshwater fish of Central America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 2.5 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Killifishes and Livebearers
Family
Poeciliidae
Genus
Xiphophorus
Water type
Freshwater
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