Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl

Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl

Mountain swordtail

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Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl
Length
5
2
cminch
cm inch 

Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl, the mountain swordtail, is a live bearing fish in the family Poeciliidae. It is endemic to the northwestern Pánuco River basin in Mexico. The specific name of this fish refers to the poet, philosopher and emperor of Texcoco, Nezahualcoyotl (1402-1472).

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References

1. Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiphophorus_nezahualcoyotl
2. Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/191789/127376221

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