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Etymology: Xiphophorus: Greek, xiphos = sword + Greek, pherein = to carry (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Klaus D Kallman (d: 1928) was the German-born American Director of the New York Aquarium; a Research Assoiate of the AMNH, New York and a leading fish geneticist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
North America: Papaloapan ecoregion, Mexico.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130676)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Meyer, M.K. and M. Schartl, 2003. Xiphophorus kallmani sp. n. -- a new species of swordtail from Mexico (Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes, Poeciliidade). Zool. Abh., Staat. Mus. Tierk. Dresden 53:57-64. (Ref. 57689)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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