Xiphophorus mayae Meyer & Schartl, 2002
Xiphophorus mayae
photo by Dubosc, J.

Family:  Poeciliidae (Poeciliids), subfamily: Poeciliinae
Max. size:  7.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Central America: Guatemala and Honduras.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-14; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 28-29. Distal part of gonopodium blade ray 3 bluntly pointed; three quarters of the caudal fin with fine red stripes; claw of tip of gonopodium ray 5 greatly enlarged; height/length ratios of tip of blade 5.6-6.3; dark pigmentation of the midlateral band continuous with the dark dorsal pigmentation of the sword in male. Caudal fin in males ray 5-8 forming a long sword; pelvic fin in females reaching to anal-fin base, in males to middle of gonopodium, second ray extremely prolonged and split, middle region thickened (Ref. 42936).
Biology:  Collected in an area where the water is gray and substratum consists predominantly of large black boulders, gravel and mud; aquatic vegetation mainly with reeds and Vallisneria (Ref. 42936).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 September 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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