All Fishes ⇒ Poeciliidae ⇒ Poeciliinae ⇒ The genus Xiphophorus

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Etymology Xiphophorus: Greek, xiphos = sword + Greek, pherein = to carry
Size Smallest 25mm, largest 140mm, average 52mm, most commonly 40mm. All SL.
Species There are 26 "species" in the database
Keepers 2 species ( 7%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
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Distribution

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Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Xiphophorus helleriiXiphophorus hellerii
(83.33%)
2. Xiphophorus variatus (16.67%)
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