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swordtail

an aquarium fish, Xiphophorus spp., a member of the suborder Cyprinodontei.

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Besides all these, swordtail fish, which are of great importance among aquarium fish, are also among species with financial value due to their colors and tail structures (Tamaru et al.

Sedative Effect of Clove Oil and 2-Phenoxyethanol on Marine Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) and Freshwater Swordfish (Xiphophorus helleri)

Similar resulted were conducted in swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri, X.

Effect of dietary supplement of probiotic (Lactobacillus plantarum) on growth performance, feed utilization and survival rate in Bocourti catfish (Pangasius bocourti Sauvage, 1880)

Humic substances affect physiological condition and sex ratio of swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri Heckel).

Growth of silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) exposed to acidic pH at different humic acid levels/Crescimento de jundias (Rhamdia quelen) expostos ao pH acido em diferentes niveis de acido humico

Merging social hierarchies: effects on dominance rank in male green swordtail fish (Xiphophorus helleri).

Effects of different social and environmental conditions on established dominance relationships in crayfish

Elaborate courtship enhances sperm transfer in the Hawaiian swordtail cricket, Laupala cerasina.

Mating behavior of Phyllopalpus pulchellus Uhler (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Trigonidiinae)

The hind wings of the Coastal Swordtail are black and the species has a long tail.

Butterflies of Southern Africa

Biology and invasive potential of the introduced swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel (Poeciliidae) in Western Australia.

Natural history, life history, and diet of Priapella chamulae Schartl, Meyer & Wilde 2006 (Teleostei: Poeciliidae)

marine isopods, Paracerceis sculpta, Schuster and Wade, 1991; swordtail fish, Xiphophorus nigrensis, Ryan et al.

Body size dependent male sexual behavior in a natural population of sailfin mollies (Poecilia latipinna)

Freshwater and marine species have been used successfully in the aquarium fish trade, being the most popular: discus (Symphysodons equifscistus), guppy (Poecilis reticulata), swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri), molly (Poecilis sphenops, Poecilis lstipinns) and goldfish (Csrsssius surstus) (1).

Requerimientos nutricionales de peces ornamentales de agua dulce: una revision

Koi, goldfish, guppy, sailfin molly, green swordtail, southern platyfish, variable platyfish, is undemanding.

Comercio eletronico de peixes ornamentais de agua doce: potencial dispersor de especies exoticas no Brasil

Different species of fish have been shown to have different optimum feeding frequencies; young salmon fed continuously for 15 h/day [44], channel catfish twice a day [2], estuarine grouper once every 2 days [10], common carp three times a day [8], milkfish fingerlings twice/day [47], rainbow trout 3 times/day [42], hybrid sunfish 3 times/day [52], channel catfish once/day or twice/day [54,55], sunshine bass (Morone chrysops x Morone saxatilis) twice a day [53] and Red swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri) twice a day (James and Sampath 2003).

Effect of different feeding frequency on the growth and survival of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) fingerlings

The smartest move any would-be pintail hunter can make is to keep his eyes and mind open to exactly where the swordtail bird is working.