Xiphophorus continens

Xiphophorus continens, also known as El Quince swordtail or short-sword platyfish, is a live-bearing freshwater fish in the family Poeciliidae.^[2] It is endemic to the Pánuco River basin in east-central Mexico.^[3] Its name comes from the Greek conto, meaning short, and Latin ensis, meaning "sword". due to the species' sword size in males.^[2]

Xiphophorus continens
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Poeciliidae
Genus:	Xiphophorus
Species:	X. continens
Binomial name
Xiphophorus continens Rauchengerger, Kallman & Morizot, 1990

Description

X. continens reaches up to 3.5 cm (1.4 in) in total length.^[3] It is a small, slender species, with a slender caudal peduncle and with a midlateral stripe. The maximum length of the sword is 1 mm (0.04 in).^[2]

Distribution

Headwaters of the Rio Ojo Frio, north of Damian Carmona, Pánuco River drainage, San Luis Potosí.