Species profile—Xiphophorus maculatus (platy)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Poeciliidae (livebearers) → Xiphophorus maculatus (platy)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
- Family
- Poeciliidae (livebearers)
- Scientific name
- Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866)
- Common name
- platy
- WildNet taxon ID
- 19501
- Conservation significant
- No
- Wetland status
- Wetland Dependant Species
- Endemicity
- Introduced
- Pest status
- Feral Animal
- Species environment
- Aquatic
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=19501.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
