Xiphophorus pygmaeus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Family
- Poeciliidae
- Genus
- Xiphophorus
- Species
- Xiphophorus pygmaeus
- Scientific Name
- Xiphophorus pygmaeus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Xiphophorus pygmaeus
Xiphophorus pygmaeus, the pygmy swordtail, is a poeciliid fish from northeastern Mexico. It is the smallest of the swordtails. The male's sword is barely visible and the species is often called the swordless swordtail. It is sometimes kept in home aquaria, but is a rather delicate species.
...Xiphophorus pygmaeus in languages:
- Czech
- mečovka trpasličí
- English
- Pygmy Platyfish
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Xiphophorus alvarezi
- Xiphophorus andersi
- Xiphophorus birchmanni
- Xiphophorus clemenciae
- Xiphophorus continens
- Xiphophorus cortezi
- Xiphophorus couchianus
- Xiphophorus evelynae
- Xiphophorus gordoni
- Xiphophorus hellerii
- Xiphophorus kallmani
- Xiphophorus maculatus
- Xiphophorus malinche
- Xiphophorus mayae
- Xiphophorus meyeri
- Xiphophorus milleri
- Xiphophorus mixei
- Xiphophorus montezumae
- Xiphophorus monticolus
- Xiphophorus multilineatus
- Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl
- Xiphophorus nigrensis
- Xiphophorus pygmaeus
- Xiphophorus signum
- Xiphophorus variatus
- Xiphophorus xiphidium