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swordtail
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sword·tail  (sôrdtl)
n.
A small, brightly colored, live-bearing freshwater fish (Xiphophorus helleri) of Central America, having a long tapering extension of the caudal fin in the male and popular in home aquariums.
swordtail [ˈsɔːdˌteɪl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several small freshwater cyprinodont fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, esp X. helleri, of Central America, having a long swordlike tail
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Noun1.swordtail - freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tailswordtail - freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
helleri, Xyphophorus helleri, topminnow
cyprinodont - any member of the family Cyprinodontidae
genus Xyphophorus, Xyphophorus - swordtails
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Livebearers such as Guppies, Mollies, Platys, Swordtails and Halfbeaks are community fish and do not harm other fish.
What Kind of Fish Can I Put in My Fresh Water Aquarium by Richard Gilliland / Home based business community
If you don''t have a lot of time I would get very easy care level tropical fish which are as followed; Swordtails, Danio, Platy, Betta, Guppies, Tetras, Goldfish.
Keeping Tropical Fish in An Apartment by James Dorans / Pets and Animals community
Although this trait is not seen in normal female swordtail fish, many previous studies have reported female swordtails being transformed into phenotypic male fish by the administration of male sex hormones.
Biological Sciences paper abstracts by Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
 
 
 
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