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Xiphophorus meyeri (Marbled Swordtail) is a species of ray-finned fishes in the family livebearers. They are listed as extinct in the wild by IUCN. They are associated with freshwater habitat. Individuals can grow to 3.0 cm. They have sexual reproduction.

  • URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/extinctInTheWild
  • Definition: A taxon is Extinct in the Wild when it is known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity or as a naturalized population (or populations) well outside the past range. A taxon is presumed Extinct in the Wild when exhaustive surveys in known and/or expected habitat, at appropriate times (diurnal, seasonal, annual), throughout its historic range have failed to record an individual. Surveys should be over a time frame appropriate to the taxon’s life cycle and life form
  • Source: http://apiv3.iucnredlist.org/api/v3/taxonredirect/23158
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  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953
  • Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of marbled swordtail. View this species on GBIF