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🇲🇽 Fish of Mexico

64 fish from Mexico, best known first.

Reef or sea River or lake Fishing harbour Fish market Aquarium or research City

Fish places in Mexico

The Sea of Cortez

🇲🇽 Mexico and 3 moreXiphophorus A genus of small livebearing fish native to Mexico and Central America, known for aquarium use and genetic research.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes

🇲🇽 MexicoButterfly splitfin A critically endangered livebearing fish from Mexico.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes · 1971

🇲🇽 Mexico and 2 moreMexican molly Small livebearing fish from Mexico and Central America.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSailfin molly Small livebearing fish with a large dorsal fin in males.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes · 1821

🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreSouthern platyfish Small live-bearing freshwater fish from Central AmericaLivebearer · Rivers and lakes

🇲🇽 MexicoVariable platyfish Small livebearing fish from Mexico popular in home aquariumsLivebearer · Rivers and lakes

🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreGreen swordtail A hardy live-bearing fish popular in home aquariums.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes · 1848

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Xiphophorus: Marrabbio2, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Butterfly splitfin: Przemysław Malkowski, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Mexican molly: Taken by Darkmax, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Sailfin molly: (c) Nick Tobler (Cowturtle), some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, source
Southern platyfish: Photograph by Jere Kyyrö. Uploaded by Rasvis ., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Green swordtail: Bastet78, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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