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platyfishes
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platyfishes
aquarium fish—Platypoecilus maculatus—one of those that gives birth to live young. Called also Xiphophorus spp. Malignant melanomas are inherited in these and hybrids with swordtails.
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The fish are a cross between a swordtail and a hybrid of a swordtail and the platyfish, two popular tropical aquarium pets.
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