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Genus Family: Poeciliidae 🍽️ 14 Edible

Xiphophorus

Species
28
Max Length
14 cm
Max Weight
-
Max Lifespan
-
Avg Trophic
3.10
Threatened
4

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Cyprinodontiformes
Family
Poeciliidae
Genus
Xiphophorus

🐟 Species in Genus Xiphophorus

28 total
aquarium
Xiphophorus signum
VU 💧 Freshwater Edible
Catemaco platyfish
Xiphophorus milleri
DD 💧 Freshwater Edible
Chapultepec platy
Xiphophorus kosszanderi
💧 Freshwater
Chiapas swordtail
Xiphophorus alvarezi
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible
Delicate swordtail
Xiphophorus cortezi
DD 💧 Freshwater Edible
Green swordtail
Xiphophorus hellerii
LC 💧 Freshwater
Highland swordtail
Xiphophorus malinche
DD 💧 Freshwater
Marbled swordtail
Xiphophorus meyeri
EW 💧 Freshwater Edible
Mixe swordtail
Xiphophorus mixei
💧 Freshwater
Monterrey platyfish
Xiphophorus couchianus
EW 💧 Freshwater Edible
Montezuma swordtail
Xiphophorus montezumae
DD 💧 Freshwater Edible
Mountain swordatail
Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl
DD 💧 Freshwater
Northern platyfish
Xiphophorus gordoni
EN 💧 Freshwater Edible
Panuco swordtail
Xiphophorus nigrensis
DD 💧 Freshwater Edible
Puebla platyfish
Xiphophorus evelynae
DD 💧 Freshwater Edible
Pygmy swordtail
Xiphophorus pygmaeus
DD 💧 Freshwater Edible
Sheepshead swordtail
Xiphophorus birchmanni
LC 💧 Freshwater
Short-sword platyfish
Xiphophorus continens
DD 💧 Freshwater
Southern mountain swordtail
Xiphophorus monticolus
💧 Freshwater
Southern platyfish
Xiphophorus maculatus
DD 💧 Freshwater
Spiketail platyfish
Xiphophorus andersi
EN 💧 Freshwater Edible
Striped swordtail
Xiphophorus multilineatus
DD 💧 Freshwater
Swordtail platyfish
Xiphophorus xiphidium
LC 💧 Freshwater
Variable platyfish
Xiphophorus variatus
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
28

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
EN
EW
DD
Least Concern 6
Vulnerable 1
Endangered 2
Extinct in the Wild 2
Data Deficient 13

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
20 spp.
United States
3 spp.
Colombia
2 spp.
Brazil
2 spp.
Canada
1 spp.
Guatemala
1 spp.
Jamaica
1 spp.
New Zealand
1 spp.
Slovakia
1 spp.
Belize
1 spp.
DR Congo
1 spp.
Iran
1 spp.
Micronesia
1 spp.
Philippines
1 spp.
Austria
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
2 m
Deepest
3 m