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   Xiphophorus maculatus

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   Classification (Taxonomy)

Kingdom: Animalia: animals

Phylum: Chordata:

Subphylum: Vertebrata: Having a hardened back bone and/or spinal column.

Superclass: Osteichthyes: bony fishes

Class: Actinopterygii: ray-finned fishes

Subclass: Neopterygii:

Infraclass: Teleostei:

Superorder: Acanthoptergii:

Order: Cyprinodontiformes: described by Berg, 1940

Suborder: Cyprinodontoidei:

Family: Poeciliidae (described by Garman, 1895): Livebearers.

Genus: Xiphophorus (described by Heckel, 1848):

Species: X. maculatus (described by Günther, 1866):

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Sources last reviewed: 1/17/12

 

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