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Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848

271258  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271258)

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Xiphorus · unaccepted (misspelling)

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  1. Species Xiphophorus alvarezi Rosen, 1960
  2. Species Xiphophorus andersi Meyer & Schartl, 1980
  3. Species Xiphophorus birchmanni Lechner & Radda, 1987
  4. Species Xiphophorus clemenciae Álvarez, 1959
  5. Species Xiphophorus continens Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot, 1990
  6. Species Xiphophorus cortezi Rosen, 1960
  7. Species Xiphophorus couchianus (Girard, 1859)
  8. Species Xiphophorus evelynae Rosen, 1960
  9. Species Xiphophorus gordoni Miller & Minckley, 1963
  10. Species Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
  11. Species Xiphophorus kallmani Meyer & Schartl, 2003
  12. Species Xiphophorus kosszanderi Meyer & Wischnath, 1981
  13. Species Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866)
  14. Species Xiphophorus malinche Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot, 1990
  15. Species Xiphophorus mayae Meyer & Schartl, 2002
  16. Species Xiphophorus meyeri Schartl & Schröder, 1988
  17. Species Xiphophorus milleri Rosen, 1960
  18. Species Xiphophorus mixei Kallman, Walter, Morizot & Kazianis, 2004
  19. Species Xiphophorus montezumae Jordan & Snyder, 1899
  20. Species Xiphophorus monticolus Kallman, Walter, Morizot & Kazianis, 2004
  21. Species Xiphophorus multilineatus Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot, 1990
  22. Species Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot, 1990
  23. Species Xiphophorus nigrensis Rosen, 1960
  24. Species Xiphophorus pygmaeus Hubbs & Gordon, 1943
  25. Species Xiphophorus roseni Meyer & Wischnath, 1981
  26. Species Xiphophorus signum Rosen & Kallman, 1969
  27. Species Xiphophorus variatus (Meek, 1904)
  28. Species Xiphophorus xiphidium (Gordon, 1932)
  29. Species Xiphophorus bimaculatus Heckel, 1848 accepted as Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus (Heckel, 1848) (synonym)
  30. Species Xiphophorus birchmani Lechner & Radda, 1987 accepted as Xiphophorus birchmanni Lechner & Radda, 1987
  31. Species Xiphophorus brevis Regan, 1907 accepted as Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
  32. Species Xiphophorus cochianus (Girard, 1859) accepted as Xiphophorus couchianus (Girard, 1859) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  33. Species Xiphophorus conchianus (Girard, 1859) accepted as Xiphophorus couchianus (Girard, 1859) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  34. Species Xiphophorus gillii Kner, 1863 accepted as Poecilia gillii (Kner, 1863)
  35. Species Xiphophorus gracilis Heckel, 1848 accepted as Poeciliopsis gracilis (Heckel, 1848) (synonym)
  36. Species Xiphophorus guentheri Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
  37. Species Xiphophorus guntheri Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
  38. Species Xiphophorus helleri Heckel, 1848 accepted as Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848 (misspelling)
  39. Species Xiphophorus jalapae Meek, 1902 accepted as Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
  40. Species Xiphophorus obscurus Weyenbergh, 1877 accepted as Jenynsia obscura (Weyenbergh, 1877) (synonym)
  41. Species Xiphophorus rachovii Regan, 1911 accepted as Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
  42. Species Xiphophorus strigatus Regan, 1907 accepted as Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Heckel, J. J. (1848). Eine neue Gattung von Poecilien mit rochenartigem Anklammerungs-Organe. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> 1 (1-5): 289-303, Pls. 8-9. [details] 
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Xiphophorus Heckel, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271258 on 2025-06-13
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Nomenclature

original description Heckel, J. J. (1848). Eine neue Gattung von Poecilien mit rochenartigem Anklammerungs-Organe. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> 1 (1-5): 289-303, Pls. 8-9. [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

 
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