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Platy is a common name of freshwater fish in the genus Xiphophorus that lack a "sword" at the bottom of their tails. This species is a livebearer, similar to other fish of the family Poeciliidae, such as the guppy and molly. Platies are native to the east coast of Central America and southern Mexico. [1] [2] Rainbow Platy (male)
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Male "Tuxedo" variatus platy. The variable platyfish is bred commercially for the aquarium hobby. It is popular due to its often colourful and variable patterns and its ability to survive in cooler waters than other fish; it can comfortably live at temperatures between 16 and 24 °C (61 and 75 °F). The species has also been used in genetic ...
Xiphophorus is a genus of euryhaline and freshwater fishes in the family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes, native to Mexico and northern Central America. Xiphophorus species can be divided into 3 groups based on their evolutionary relationships: platyfish (or platies), northern swordtails, and southern swordtails.
The southern platyfish, common platy, or moonfish (Xiphophorus maculatus) is a species of freshwater fish in family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. A live-bearer , it is closely related to the green swordtail ( X. hellerii ) and can interbreed with it.
Platy may refer to: Platy (fish), two related species of fish, both referred to as platies: Southern platyfish; Variable platyfish; Platy, Imathia, a town in Imathia, Greece; Platy, Lemnos, a village on the island of Lemnos, Greece; Platy, a class of structure of peds (soil particles)
Platysulcus tardus (from Latin platy 'wide' and sulcus 'furrow') is an eukaryotic microorganism that was recently discovered to be the earliest diverging lineage of the Heterokont phylogenetic tree. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is the only member of the family Platysulcidae , order Platysulcida and class Platysulcea .
The term 'veiltail' is commonly and erroneously applied to any goldfish displaying a long caudal, but true veiltails must have all the characteristics described above. Veiltails are available in many colors and may have either metallic or nacreous scales. They can grow from 8 to 12 inches (20 to 30 cm).