Green swordtail: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the green swordtail lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Xiphophorus hellerii
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Cyprinodontiformes
Family	Poeciliidae

Where does the green swordtail live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the green swordtail in 13 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania and South America. In Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Indonesia, India, Madagascar, United States it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Australia
Réunion
United States (introduced)
Mexico
Brazil (introduced)
Puerto Rico
Chinese Taipei
Guadeloupe
Indonesia (introduced)
Madagascar (introduced)
Guatemala (introduced)
India (introduced)
Colombia (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the green swordtail endangered?

The green swordtail’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the green swordtail?

The green swordtail (Xiphophorus hellerii) is a ray-finned fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes and the family Poeciliidae, genus Xiphophorus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the green swordtail

The green swordtail (Xiphophorus hellerii) is a species of freshwater/brackish fish in family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. A live-bearer, it is closely related to the southern platyfish or 'platy' (X. maculatus) and can crossbreed with it. It is native to an area of North and Central America stretching from Veracruz, Mexico, to northwestern Honduras.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Green swordtail (revision 1354740152), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q272188 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).