Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther)
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.26107/RBZ-2020-0016 |
publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8AD77FDB-B04C-4E38-AA60-FE781A01273A |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5449003 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/564D87BD-FF9D-5E4B-FC48-FC6CFE5DB89B |
treatment provided by |
Diego |
scientific name |
Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther) |
status |
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Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther) View in CoL
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Remarks. Fernando & Phang (1994) stated that this species had been very likely introduced as an escaped pet fish in the 1940s, and they easily hybridise with P. latipinna . This species is commonly sold as live feed in the ornamental fish trade (Tan HH, pers. obs.).
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