Xiphophorus variatus variatus (Variable Platyfish)

Interesting Facts

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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

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880
        Class: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880
        Subclass: Actinopterygii ()
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Cyprinodontiformes () - Berg, 1940
        Family: Poeciliidae () - Garman, 1895
        Subfamily: Poeciliinae ()
        Genus: Xiphophorus () - Heckel, 1848
        Specific name: variatus
        Subspecies: variatus
        Scientific name: - Xiphophorus variatus variatus (Meek, 1904)

Synonyms

Platypoecilus Variatus • Platypoecilus variatus Meek

Similar Species

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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

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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