Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Heckel, J. J. (1848). Eine neue Gattung von Poecilien mit rochenartigem Anklammerungs-Organe. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. 1 (1-5): 289-303, Pls. 8-9.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: order
Cyprinodontiformes: family
Poeciliidae: genus
Xiphophorus: species
Xiphophorus hellerii

Name

Synonyms: Mollienisia helleri (Heckel, 1848); Poecilia helleri (Heckel, 1848); Xiphophorus brevis Regan, 1907; Xiphophorus guentheri Jordan & Evermann, 1896; Xiphophorus guntheri Jordan & Evermann, 1896; Xiphophorus helleri brevis Regan, 1907; Xiphophorus helleri helleri; Xiphophorus helleri strigatus Regan, 1907; Xiphophorus hellerii guentheri Jordan & Evermann, 1896; Xiphophorus jalapae Meek, 1902; Xiphophorus rachovii Regan, 1911; Xiphophorus strigatus Regan, 1907; Xiphorus helleri Heckel, 1848
Homonyms: Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
Common names: Atoyac-Schwertträger in German; Belize-Schwertträger in German; Catemaco-Schwertträger in German; Fünfstreifen-Schwertträger in German; Gefleckter Schwertträger in German; Gelber-oder Catemaco-Schwertträger in German; Green swordtail in English; Green swordtail in English; Green swordtail in English; Grüner Schwertträger in German; Gurinsodoteru in Japanese; Helleri in German; Kilickuyruk in Turkish; Mailleur, Porte-épée in French; Mailleur, Xipho, Porte-épée in French; Messingschwertträger in German; Mieczyk hellera in Polish; Oaxaca-Schwertträger in German; Porte-épée, Xipho in French; Schwertträger in German; Streifenschwertträger in German; Swordtail in English; Yucatan-Schwertträger in German; cola de espada in Spanish; cola de espada in Spanish; cola de espada in language.; cola de espada in Spanish; green swordtail in English; green swordtail in language.; green swordtail in English; green swordtail in English; green swordtail in English; porte-épée in language.; Green Swordtail in English; Green Swordtail in English; Swordtail in English; グリーンソードテール in Japanese; cola de espada in Spanish; cola de espada in Spanish; green swordtail in English; green swordtail in English

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