Xiphophorus birchmanni, commonly known as the sheephead swordtail, is a live bearing fish in the family Poeciliidae.[2]
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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. birchmanni
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| Xiphophorus birchmanni | |
It is endemic to the Pánuco River basin in central-eastern Mexico.[3]
The specific name honours the collector of the type, Heinz Birchmann, from Vienna.[4]
References edit
- ^ Palmer-Newton, A. (2019). "Xiphophorus birchmanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191776A2002883. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191776A2002883.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Xiphophorus birchmanni". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 Mar 2013.
- ^ "Xiphophorus birchmanni". Fish Base. Retrieved 31 Mar 2013.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families POECILIIDAE, ANABLEPIDAE, VALENCIIDAE, APHANIIDAE and PROCATOPODIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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