Xiphophorus continens, also known as El Quince swordtail or short-sword platyfish, is a live-bearing freshwater fish in the family Poeciliidae.Rauchenberger, Mary, Klaus D. Kallman, and Donald C. Morizot. "Monophyly and geography of the Río Pánuco Basin swordtails (genus Xiphophorus) with descriptions of four new species". American Museum Novitates; no. 2975. (1990). It is endemic to the Pánuco River basin in east-central Mexico. Its name comes from the Greek conto, meaning short, and Latin ensis, meaning "sword". due to the species' sword size in males.
Description X. continens reaches up to in total length. It is a small, slender species, with a slender caudal peduncle and with a midlateral stripe. The maximum length of the sword is .
Distribution Headwaters of the Rio Ojo Frio, north of Damian Carmona, Pánuco River drainage, San Luis Potosí.
References
Further reading Reproductive behaviour: ; pdf: http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/ryan/Publications/2008/2008AnimBeh75%201731.pdf
External links ADW entry ITIS entry