Xiphophorus mayae explained

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".

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Xiphophorus mayae . 12 Sep 2012 .
  2. 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 . 10.1186/1471-2148-13-25 . 23360326 . 3585855 . free . 2013BMCEE..13...25K .

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