Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8253174 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87BD-FFAD-0A33-80F4-FC73FD34FA5A |
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Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) |
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47. Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) View in CoL View at ENA ―Platy, Southern Platyfish― Exotic
Taxonomy. Original description: Platypoecilus maculatus Günther, 1866:350 View in CoL [ Mexico (Central America); Syntypes: BMNH 1857.7.31.11-12 (2) ]. Synonyms: Platypoecilus nigra Brind, 1914 View in CoL ; Platypoecilus maculatus var. nigra Gerlach, 1912 View in CoL ; Platypoecilus maculatus var. pulchra Schreitmüller, 1910 View in CoL ; Platypoecilus rubra Stansch, 1914 View in CoL .
Status in the Arabian Peninsula. First record from Saudi Arabia by Al-Kahem-Al-Balawi et al. (2008); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020).
General distribution. Southern North America and central America: Atlantic slope of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala; introduced widely elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater.
Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Wadi Hanifah near Riyadh; Al- Kharj and Layla Lake south of Riyadh; Al-Ahsa Oasis in eastern province.
Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade.
Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry.
Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).
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United Kingdom, London, The Natural History Museum [formerly British Museum (Natural History)] |
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Poeciliinae |
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Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866)
Esmaeili, Hamid Reza & Hamidan, Neshat 2023 |
Platypoecilus nigra
Brind 1914 |
Platypoecilus rubra
Stansch 1914 |
Platypoecilus maculatus var. nigra
Gerlach 1912 |
Platypoecilus maculatus var. pulchra Schreitmüller, 1910
Schreitmuller 1910 |
Platypoecilus maculatus Günther, 1866:350
Gunther 1866: 350 |