Biology:Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl

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Short description: Species of fish

Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl
Xiphophoorus nezahualcoyotl (4) (cropped).jpg
A male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Xiphophorus
Species:
X. nezahualcoyotl
Binomial name
Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl
Rauchengerger, Kallman & Morizot, 1990

Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl, the mountain swordtail, is a live bearing fish in the family Poeciliidae.[2][3] It is endemic to the northwestern Pánuco River basin in Mexico.[4] The specific name of this fish refers to the poet, philosopher and emperor of Texcoco, Nezahualcoyotl (1402-1472).[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2006774 entry