Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Danish:
Indianerplaty
Common Names in English:
Sunset Platy, Variable Platyfish, Variegated, Variegated Platy
Common Names in Finnish:
Kirjoplaty
Common Names in German:
Hawaii-Hochflosser-Variatus, Hawaii-Pinselhochflosser-Variatus, Hawaii-Pinselschwanz-Variatus, Marygold-Pinselschwanz-Variatus, Papageienplaty, Veränderlicher Spiegelkärpfling
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
杂色剑尾鱼, 雜色劍尾魚
Common Names in Polish:
Zmienniak Wielobarwny
Common Names in Spanish:
Espada De Valles
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
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)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
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)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
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)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
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)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
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)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
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)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
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)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
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)
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
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)
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
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)
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
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)
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
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)
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
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)
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
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)
- Order:
Cyprinodontiformes
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- Berg, 1940
- Family:
Poeciliidae
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- Garman, 1895
- Subfamily:
Poeciliinae
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)
- Genus:
Xiphophorus
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)
- Heckel, 1848
- Specific name:
variatus
- Subspecies:
variatus
- Scientific name: - Xiphophorus variatus variatus (Meek, 1904)
- Subspecies:
variatus
- Specific name:
variatus
- Genus:
Xiphophorus
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- Subfamily:
Poeciliinae
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- Family:
Poeciliidae
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- Order:
Cyprinodontiformes
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- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
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- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
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- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Platypoecilus Variatus • Platypoecilus variatus Meek
Similar Species
Members of the genus Xiphophorus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 36 species and subspecies in this genus:
X. alvarezi (Espada De Clemencia) · X. andersi (Spiketail Platyfish) · X. bimaculatus (Sheepshead Swordtail) · X. birchmanni (Sheepshead Swordtail) · X. clemenciae (Coatzacoalcos Swordtail) · X. continens (Short-Sword Platyfish) · X. cortezi (Delicate Roundherring) · X. couchianus (Monterrey Platyfish) · X. evelynae (Reticulate Platyfish) · X. gillii (Molly) · X. gordoni (Cuatro Cienegas Platyfish) · X. gracilis (Porthole Livebearer) · X. helleri (Chiapas Swordtail) · X. hellerii (Green Swordtail) · X. helleri alvarezi (Chiapas Swordtail) · X. helleri helleri (Green Swordtail) · X. jalapae (Sheepshead Swordtail) · X. maculatus (Livebearers) · X. malinche (Highland Swordtail) · X. meyeri (Marbled Swordtail) · X. milleri (Catemaco Platyfish) · X. mixei (Mixe Swordtail) · X. montezuma (Mexican Swordtail) · X. montezumae (Mexican Swordfish) · X. montezumae birchmanni (Sheepshead Swordtail) · X. montezumae cortezi (Delicate Swordtail) · X. monticolus (Southern Mountain Swordtail) · X. nezahualcoyotl (Mountain Swordatail) · X. nigrensis (Panuco Swordtail) · X. pygmaeus (Pygmy Swordtail) · X. pygmaeus nigrensis (Panuco Swordtail) · X. strigatus (Reticulate Platyfish) · X. variatus (Variable Leatherjacket) · X. variatus evelynae (Reticulate Platyfish) · X. variatus variatus (Variable Platyfish) · X. xiphidium (Swordtail Platyfish)
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Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2399318
