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Chiapas swordtail

Xiphophorus alvarezi

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A swordtail from Guatemala and Mexico.

Scientific name
Xiphophorus alvarezi
Family
Poeciliidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Poeciliidae
Order
Cyprinodontiformes
Synonyms
Xiphophorus helleri alvarezi

Origin

Native region
América do Norte

Water

Temperature
25–28 °C
pH
7.2–8.1
General hardness (GH)
10–20 °dGH

Behavior

Swimming level
Middle

Reproduction

Breeding strategy
Livebearer

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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