Xiphophorus montezumae

(Xiphophorus montezumae)

Description

Xiphophorus montezumae, the Montezuma swordtail, is a livebearing freshwater fish of the Order Cyprinodontiformes, family Poeciliidae, and genus Xiphophorus. It is in the same genus as the common platy and the swordtail. Xiphophorus means sword-tail in Greek.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Cyprinodontiformes
Family:Poeciliidae
Genus:Xiphophorus
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