Třída: Actinopterygii - paprskoploutví
Řád: Cyprinodontiformes - halančíkovci
Čeleď: Poeciliidae - živorodkovití

Typový druh: Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848

Reference: Heckel, J. J. 1848. Eine neue Gattung von Poecilien mit rochenartigem Anklammerungs-Organe. Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Wien v. 1 (pt 1-5) [1848]: 289-303, Pls. 8-9.

Přehled druhů

• Xiphophorus alvarezi Rosen, 1860
  Mečovka Alvarezova
  
• Xiphophorus andersi Meyer & Schartl, 1980
  Meyer, M. K. & M. Schartl. 1980. Eine neue Xiphophorus-Art aus Vera Cruz, Mexiko (Pisces: Poeciliidae). Senckenb. Biol. v. 60 (nos. 3/4): 147-151.
• Xiphophorus birchmanni Lechner & Radda, 1987
  Lechner, P. & A. C. Radda. 1987. Revision des Xiphophorus montezumae/cortezi - Komplexes und Neubeschreibung einer Subspezies. Aquaria (St Gallen) v. 34 (no. 12): 189-196.
• Xiphophorus clemenciae Alvarez, 1959
  Alvarez, J. 1959. Nuevas especies de Xiphophorus e Hyporamphus procedentes del Río Coatzacoalcos (Pisc., Poeciliidae y Hemiramphidae). Ciencia (Mex. City) v. 19 (nos. 4-5): 69-73.
• Xiphophorus continens Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot, 1990
  Rauchenberger, M., K. D. Kallman & D. C. Morizot. 1990. Monophyly and geography of the Río Pánuco Basin swordtails (Genus Xiphophorus) with descriptions of four new species. Am. Mus. Novit. No. 2975: 1-41.
• Xiphophorus cortezi Rosen, 1960
  Rosen, D. E. 1960. Middle-American poeciliid fishes of the genus Xiphophorus. Bull. Fla. State Mus. Biol. Sci. v. 5 (no. 4): 57-242.
• Xiphophorus couchianus (Girard, 1859)
  Girard, C. F. 1859. Ichthyological notices. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. v. 11: 113-122.
• Xiphophorus evelynae Rosen, 1960
  Rosen, D. E. 1960. Middle-American poeciliid fishes of the genus Xiphophorus. Bull. Fla. State Mus. Biol. Sci. v. 5 (no. 4): 57-242.
• Xiphophorus gordoni Miller & Minckley, 1963
  Miller, R. R. & W. L. Minckley. 1963. Xiphophorus gordoni, a new species of platyfish from Coahuila, México. Copeia 1963 (no. 3): 538-546.
• Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel, 1848
  Mečovka mexická
  Heckel, J. J. 1848. Eine neue Gattung von Poecilien mit rochenartigem Anklammerungs-Organe. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaften Classe. v. 1 (pt 1-5) [1848]: 289-303, Pls. 8-9.
• Xiphophorus kallmani Meyer & Schartl, 2003
  Meyer, M. K. & M. Schartl. 2003. Xiphophorus kallmani sp. N. -- a new species of swordtail from Mexico (Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes, Poeciliidade). Zool. Abh., Staat. Mus. Tierk. Dresden v. 53: 57-64.
• Xiphophorus kosszanderi Meyer & Wischnath, 1981
  Meyer, M. K. & L. Wischnath. 1981. Zwei neue Xiphophorus-Arten aus Nuevo Leon, Mexiko (Pisces: Poeciliidae). Aquaria v. 28 (no. 8): 129-134.
• Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866)
  Günther, A. 1866. Catalogue of fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Salmonidae, Percopsidae, Galaxidae, Mormyridae, Gymnarchidae, Esocidae, Umbridae, Scombresocidae, Cyprinodontidae, in the collection of the British Museum. Cat. Fishes v. 6: i-xv + 1-368.
• Xiphophorus malinche Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot, 1990
  Rauchenberger, M., K. D. Kallman & D. C. Morizot. 1990. Monophyly and geography of the Río Pánuco Basin swordtails (Genus Xiphophorus) with descriptions of four new species. Am. Mus. Novit. No. 2975: 1-41.
• Xiphophorus mayae Meyer & Schartl, 2002
  Meyer, M. K. & M. Schartl   2002. Xiphophorus mayae, a new species of swordtail from Guatemala (Teleostei: Poeciliidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 13 (no. 1): 59-66.
• Xiphophorus meyeri Schartl & Schröder, 1988
  Schartl, M. & J. H. Schröder. 1988. A new species of the genus Xiphophorus Heckel 1848, endemic to northern Coahuila, Mexico (Pisces: Poeciliidae). Senckenb. Biol. v. 68 (nos. 4/6): 311-321.
• Xiphophorus milleri Rosen, 1960
  Rosen, D. E. 1960. Middle-American poeciliid fishes of the genus Xiphophorus. Bull. Fla. State Mus. Biol. Sci. v. 5 (no. 4): 57-242.
• Xiphophorus mixei Kallman, Walter, Morizot & Kazianis, 2004
  Kallman, K. D., R. B. Walter, D. C. Morizot & S. Kazianis. 2004. Two new species of Xiphophorus (Poeciliidae) from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, with a discussion of the distribution of the X. clemenciae Clade. Am. Mus. Novit. No. 3441: 1-34.
• Xiphophorus montezumae Jordan & Snyder, 1899
  Jordan, D. S. & J. O. Snyder. 1899. Notes on a collection of fishes from the rivers of Mexico, with description of twenty new species. Bull. U. S. Fish Comm. v. 19 [1899]: 115-147.
• Xiphophorus monticolus Kallman, Walter, Morizot & Kazianis, 2004
  Kallman, K. D., R. B. Walter, D. C. Morizot & S. Kazianis. 2004. Two new species of Xiphophorus (Poeciliidae) from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, with a discussion of the distribution of the X. clemenciae Clade. Am. Mus. Novit. No. 3441: 1-34.
• Xiphophorus multilineatus Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot, 1990
  Rauchenberger, M., K. D. Kallman & D. C. Morizot. 1990. Monophyly and geography of the Río Pánuco Basin swordtails (Genus Xiphophorus) with descriptions of four new species. Am. Mus. Novit. No. 2975: 1-41.
• Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl Rauchenberger, Kallman & Morizot, 1990
  Rauchenberger, M., K. D. Kallman & D. C. Morizot. 1990. Monophyly and geography of the Río Pánuco Basin swordtails (Genus Xiphophorus) with descriptions of four new species. Am. Mus. Novit. No. 2975: 1-41.
• Xiphophorus nigrensis Rosen, 1960
  Rosen, D. E. 1960. Middle-American poeciliid fishes of the genus Xiphophorus. Bull. Fla. State Mus. Biol. Sci. v. 5 (no. 4): 57-242.
• Xiphophorus pygmaeus Hubbs & Gordon, 1943
  Hubbs, C. L. & M. Gordon. 1943. Studies of cyprinodont fishes. XIX. Xiphophorus pygmaeus, new species from Mexico. Copeia 1943 (no. 1): 31-33, Pl. 1.
• Xiphophorus signum Rosen & Kallman, 1969
  Rosen, D. E. & K. D. Kallman. 1969. A new fish of the genus Xiphophorus from Guatemala, with remarks on the taxonomy of endemic forms. Am. Mus. Novit. No. 2379: 1-29.
• Xiphophorus variatus (Meek, 1904)
  Meek, S. E. 1904. The fresh-water fishes of Mexico north of the isthmus of Tehuantepec. Field Columbian Mus. Zool. Ser. v. 5: i-lxiii + 1-252, Pls. 1-17.
• Xiphophorus xiphidium (Gordon, 1932)
  Gordon, M. 1932. Dr. Myron Gordon going on expedition. Aquatic Life v. 15: 287-288.

Statistické údaje

Počet druhů: 27