Swordtail
Xiphophorus hellerii
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 994
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The green swordtail (Xiphophorus hellerii) is a species of freshwater/brackish fish in family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. A live-bearer, it is closely related to the southern platyfish or 'platy' (X. maculatus) and can crossbreed with it. It is native to an area of North and Central America stretching from Veracruz, Mexico, to northwestern Honduras.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Green swordtail”.