User:Jaspergeli/Common platy
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The southern platyfish, common platy, or moonfish (Xiphophorus maculatus) is a species of freshwater fish in family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. It is a small, brightly-colored, live-bearing freshwater fish of Mexico and Central America and popular in aquariums.
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Southern platyfish | |
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Female ‘rainbow wagtail’ platy | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Poeciliidae |
Genus: | Xiphophorus |
Species: | X. maculatus |
Binomial name | |
Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) | |
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