Rank Species | Phylum Chordata | |
Similar Marbled swordtail, Xiphophorus mayae, Xiphophorus milleri, Xiphophorus malinche, Yellow swordtail | ||
Xiphophorus continens, also known as El Quince swordfish, is a live bearing fish in the Poeciliidae family. Its holotypes were found in Mexico. Its name comes from the Greek conto, meaning short, and Latin ensis, meanin "sword". due to the species' sword size in males.
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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
Xiphophorus continens Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA