Xiphophorus maculatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinodontoidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes Subordo: Cyprinodontoidei

Familia: Poeciliidae
Subfamilia: Poeciliinae
Tribus: Poeciliini
Genus: Xiphophorus
Species: Xiphophorus maculatus

Name

Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866)

Syntypes: BMNH 1857.7.31.11-12 (2)
Type locality: Mexico [Central America]

Synonyms

Platypoecilus maculatus Günther, 1866
Poecilia maculata (Günther, 1866)
Platypoecilus nigra Brind, 1914
Platypoecilus pulchra Brind, 1914
Platypoecilus rubra Brind, 1914
Platypoecilus cyanellus Meinken, 1935
Platypoecilus aurata Stoye, 1935
Platypoecilus sanguinea Stoye, 1935

References

Günther, A.C.L.G. 1866. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Salmonidae, Percopsidae, Galaxidae, Mormyridae, Gymnarchidae, Esocidae, Umbridae, Scombresocidae, Cyprinodontidae, in the collection of the British Museum. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum 6(i–xv): 1–368. BHL Reference page.

Links

Platypoecilus maculatus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on April 5, 2015.
Xiphophorus maculatus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Xiphophorus maculatus in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

dansk: Platy
Deutsch: Platy
English: Southern platyfish
suomi: Platy
français: Platy
日本語: プラティ
Nederlands: Platy
norsk: Platy
polski: Zmienniak plamisty
svenska: Platy
ไทย: ปลาเพลตี้, ปลาพลาตี้
Türkçe: Plati, Hilal balığı
中文: 花斑劍尾魚