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Southern Platyfish

Xiphophorus maculatus

Data deficient Introduced

Southern Platyfish
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Overview

The southern platyfish, common platy, or moonfish is a species of freshwater fish in family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. A live-bearer, it is closely related to the green swordtail and can interbreed with it. It is native to an area of North and Central America stretching from Veracruz, Mexico, to northern Belize.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Southern platyfish — CC BY-SA 4.0