platyfish

American

[plat-ee-fish] / ˈplæt iˌfɪʃ /

noun

any of several small, yellow-gray freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, especially X. variatus, of Mexico: popular in home aquariums, in which the color varies widely.

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noun

Etymology

Origin of platyfish

see origin at platy ², fish

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MCMCTree suggested that H. comes diverged from the common ancestor of stickleback, Nile tilapia, platyfish, fugu, and medaka approximately 103.8 Mya, which corresponds to the Cretaceous period.

From Nature • Dec. 13, 2016

The platyfish, not an egg-layer, bears live young.

From Time Magazine Archive

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