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Species profile—Xiphophorus hellerii (swordtail)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Poeciliidae (livebearers) → Xiphophorus hellerii (swordtail)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Poeciliidae (livebearers)
Scientific name
Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
Common name
swordtail
Type reference
Heckel, J.J. (1848). Eine neue Gattung von Poecilien mit rochenartigem Anklammerungs-Organe. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 1(1-5): 289-303.
WildNet taxon ID
19690
Synonym(s)
Xiphophorus helleri
Alternate name(s)
green swordtail
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Feral Animal
Species environment
Aquatic

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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=19690.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024