Xiphophorus continens | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Poeciliidae |
Genus: | Xiphophorus |
Species: | X. continens
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Binomial name | |
Xiphophorus continens |
Xiphophorus continens, also known as El Quince swordtail or short-sword platyfish, is a live-bearing freshwater fish in the family Poeciliidae. [2] It is endemic to the Pánuco River basin in east-central Mexico. [3] Its name comes from the Greek conto, meaning short, and Latin ensis, meaning "sword". due to the species' sword size in males. [2]
X. continens reaches up to 3.5 cm (1.4 in) in total length. [3] It is a small, slender species, with a slender caudal peduncle and with a midlateral stripe. The maximum length of the sword is 1 mm (0.04 in). It has a hook on its gonopodium; distal serrae; its grave spot, when present, is only visible under 10X magnification; no xanthophore or pterinophore pigment patterns. [2]
Headwaters of the Rio Ojo Frio, north of Damian Carmona, Pánuco River drainage, San Luis Potosí.