ADW: Xiphophorus: CLASSIFICATION

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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Actinopterygii
        
        Order Cyprinodontiformes
        
        Family Poeciliidae (Poeciliids)
        
        Genus Xiphophorus
        
        Species Xiphophorus alvarezi (Chiapas swordtail)
        
        Species Xiphophorus andersi (Spiketail platyfish)
        
        Species Xiphophorus birchmanni (Sheepshead swordtail)
        
        Species Xiphophorus clemenciae (Coatzacoalcos swordtail)
        
        Species Xiphophorus continens (Short-sword platyfish)
        
        Species Xiphophorus cortezi (Delicate swordtail)
        
        Species Xiphophorus couchianus (Monterrey Platyfish)
        
        Species Xiphophorus evelynae (Puebla platyfish)
        
        Species Xiphophorus gordoni (Cuatro Cienegas platyfish)
        
        Species Xiphophorus hellerii (Green swordtail)
        
        Species Xiphophorus kallmani
        
        Species Xiphophorus kosszanderi
        
        Species Xiphophorus maculatus (Moon)
        
        Species Xiphophorus malinche (Highland swordtail)
        
        Species Xiphophorus mayae
        
        Species Xiphophorus meyeri (Marbled swordtail)
        
        Species Xiphophorus milleri (Catemaco platyfish)
        
        Species Xiphophorus mixei (Mixe swordtail)
        
        Species Xiphophorus montezumae (Mexican swordtail)
        
        Species Xiphophorus monticolus (Southern mountain swordtail)
        
        Species Xiphophorus multilineatus
        
        Species Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl (Mountain swordatail)
        
        Species Xiphophorus nigrensis (Panuco swordtail)
        
        Species Xiphophorus pygmaeus (Pygmy swordtail)
        
        Species Xiphophorus roseni
        
        Species Xiphophorus signum
        
        Species Xiphophorus variatus (Sunset platy)
        
        Species Xiphophorus xiphidium (Swordtail platyfish)

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To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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