Xiphophorus mayae is a fish in the family Poeciliidae.[1] It is found in Central America: eastern Guatemala and western Honduras.[2] This species has red lines on its body which extend on to the upper portion of the caudal fin, males have the lower part of the caudal fin extended into a "sword".[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Xiphophorus |
| Species: | X. mayae
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| Xiphophorus mayae M. K. Meyer & Schartl, 2002
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References
edit- ^ "Xiphophorus mayae". Retrieved 12 Sep 2012.
- ^ Kang, J.H.; M. Schartl; R.B. Walter; A. Meyer (2013). "Comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of all species of swordtails and platies (Pisces: Genus Xiphophorus) uncovers a hybrid origin of a swordtail fish, Xiphophorus monticolus, and demonstrates that the sexually selected sword originated in the ancestral lineage of the genus, but was lost again secondarily". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13 (25): 25. Bibcode:2013BMCEE..13...25K. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-25. PMC 3585855. PMID 23360326.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xiphophorus mayae". FishBase. August 2019 version.
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