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FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Xiphophorus&speciesname=andersi ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Xiphophorus&speciesname=andersi http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Xiphophorus&speciesname=andersi ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Xiphophorus&speciesname=andersi https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Xiphophorus&speciesname=andersi ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Xiphophorus-andersi.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Xiphophorus Species in    Poeciliidae - Classification - Poeciliinae Poeciliidae Cyprinodontiformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Xiphophorus andersi Meyer & Schartl , 1980 Spiketail platyfish Upload your photos  and  videos Google image No image available for this species; drawing shows typical species in Poeciliidae. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Poeciliinae Etymology: Xiphophorus: Greek, xiphos = sword + Greek, pherein = to carry (Ref. 45335 ) . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: ? - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 25. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060 ) Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Central America: Rio Atoyac near Chico in Veracruz, Mexico. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26130 ); 5.5 cm (female) Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Inhabits fast flowing river with an average depth of 2 m. Occurs with other livebearers, Xiphophorus hellerii and Heterandria jonesi . Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae After 24 days gestation, about 20 to 50 young are born. Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Wischnath, L. , 1993. Atlas of livebearers of the world. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., United States of America. 336 p. (Ref. 26130 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Endangered (EN)  (B1ab(iii,v)); Date assessed: 27 March 2018 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Aquarium: commercial FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00456 - 0.02295), b=3.13 (2.95 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.1   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Laguna, Philippines Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2024-04-25 19:16:07 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation