Xiphophorus continens
| Xiphophorus continens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Xiphophorus |
| Species: | X. continens |
| Binomial name | |
| Xiphophorus continens Rauchenberger et al., 1990 | |
Xiphophorus continens, also known as El Quince Swordfish, is a live bearing fish in the Poeciliidae family.[1] Its holotypes were found in Mexico.[2] Its name comes from the Greek conto, meaning short, and Latin ensis, meanin "sword". due to the species' sword size in males.
Description
It is a small, slender species, with a slender caudal peduncle and with a midlateral stripe. The maximum length of the sword is 1 millimetre (0.039 in). It has a hook on its gonopodium; distal serrae; its grave spot, when present, is only visible under 10X magnification; no xanthophore or pterinophore pigment patterns.
Distribution
Headwaters of the Rio Ojo Frio, north of Damian Carmona, Pánuco River drainage, SLP.
References
- ↑ Rauchenberger, Mary, Klaus D. Kallman, and Donald C. Morizot. "Monophyly and geography of the Río Pánuco Basin swordtails (genus Xiphophorus) with descriptions of four new species. American Museum novitates;; no. 2975." (1990).
- ↑ "Xiphophorus birchmanni". Fish Base. Retrieved 31 Mar 2013.
Further reading
- Reproductive behaviour: McLennan, Deborah A.; Ryan, Michael J. (2008). "Female swordtails, Xiphophorus continens, prefer the scent of heterospecific males". Animal Behaviour 75 (5): 1731–1737. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.10.030. ISSN 0003-3472.; pdf: http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/ryan/Publications/2008/2008AnimBeh75%201731.pdf
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