Published December 23, 2021 | Version v1
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Xiphophorus variatus

Description

Xiphophorus variatus (Meek, 1904). Variable Platyfish; Platy.

Distribution: Global: North America; central Mexico, Atlantic drainages; introduced throughout the world; Costa Rica: Pa (Atlantic), 45 m. a.s.l., Sec, Pot.

Occurrence and conservation status: Exo, LC.

References: Bussing (1966: 237; listed, information on distribution) and Angulo et al. (2013: 997; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data).

Notes

Published as part of Angulo, Arturo, 2021, New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist, pp. 1-72 in Zootaxa 5083 (1) on page 57, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5083.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5800630

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Poeciliidae
Genus
Xiphophorus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Cyprinodontiformes
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Meek
Species
variatus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Xiphophorus variatus (Meek, 1904) sec. Angulo, 2021