Xiphophorus continens, also known as El Quince swordtail or short-sword platyfish, is a live-bearing freshwater fish in the family Poeciliidae.[2] It is endemic to the Pánuco River basin in east-central Mexico.[3] Its name comes from the Greek conto, meaning short, and Latin ensis, meaning "sword". due to the species' sword size in males.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Xiphophorus |
| Species: | X. continens |
| Binomial name | |
| Xiphophorus continens | |
Description
editX. continens reaches up to 3.5 cm (1.4 in) in total length.[3] It is a small, slender species, with a slender caudal peduncle and with a midlateral stripe. The maximum length of the sword is 1 mm (0.04 in).[2]
Distribution
editHeadwaters of the Rio Ojo Frio, north of Damian Carmona, Pánuco River drainage, San Luis Potosí.
References
edit- ↑ Mercado Silva, N. (2019). "Xiphophorus continens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T191777A2002890. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191777A2002890.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 Rauchenberger, Mary, Klaus D. Kallman, and Donald C. Morizot. "Monophyly and geography of the Río Pánuco Basin swordtails (genus Xiphophorus) with descriptions of four new species". American Museum Novitates; no. 2975. (1990).
- 1 2 "Xiphophorus continens". FishBase. Retrieved 31 Mar 2013.
Further reading
edit- Reproductive behaviour: McLennan, Deborah A.; Ryan, Michael J. (2008). "Female swordtails, Xiphophorus continens, prefer the scent of heterospecific males". Animal Behaviour. 75 (5): 1731–1737. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.10.030. ISSN 0003-3472. S2CID 40184267.; pdf: http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/ryan/Publications/2008/2008AnimBeh75%201731.pdf
External links
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