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Pygmy Swordtail (Xiphophorus pygmaeus)
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Ecological Illustration of Pygmy Swordtail (Xiphophorus pygmaeus)
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Poeciliidae

Pygmy Swordtail

Xiphophorus pygmaeus

Four Centimeters Poeciliid Fish

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

Pygmy Swordtail is a freshwater fish from Central America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 4 cm.

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